Just realized I wasted $400 on a welding hood I didn't need

Been a boilermaker for 12 years and always used a cheap fixed shade hood. Last month I dropped $400 on one of those auto-darkening ones with all the bells and whistles. First job back on a big boiler tube repair and the sensor got confused by the awkward angle I was working at, kept flashing me. Grabbed my old $60 Jackson hood out of the truck and finished the shift without issue. Anyone else find those expensive hoods more trouble than they're worth on tight jobs?

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joelp813d ago

Yeah man, it's really not that deep...

michael_patel3d ago

Read an article that said the sensors get tricked by reflective surfaces.

irisg573d ago

Wait, what about parked cars with glossy paint though?