AbbeyK
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- Apr 24, 2018
I've had an original Miller elite auto-dark for around 10 years but part of the lense started to separate. I found a good condition digital elite helmet on ebay to swap the lens out of. The new lense functions just fine, the only problem is the shade settings seem way lighter than on my original helmet. I've tried swapping the batteries between helmets and it makes no diference.
The shade 13 on the digital elite looks more like a shade 9 on the original elite. The digital elite's shade 8 is also only a little darker than a fixed shade 5. Photos taken with the same manual camera settings.
I'm sure I'll get a lot of "don't buy used equipment!" Comments, but has anyone else experienced this with new or old miller helmets? Is it just an effect of newer lens tech? I don't see how it would still function fine, but just seem 3-4 shades too light.
Thanks
The shade 13 on the digital elite looks more like a shade 9 on the original elite. The digital elite's shade 8 is also only a little darker than a fixed shade 5. Photos taken with the same manual camera settings.
I'm sure I'll get a lot of "don't buy used equipment!" Comments, but has anyone else experienced this with new or old miller helmets? Is it just an effect of newer lens tech? I don't see how it would still function fine, but just seem 3-4 shades too light.
Thanks