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<div>Leave it in bright light to see if you can bring the battery back. Also clean the arc sensor photocell. </div><div><br></div><div>I have had one that I got at hazard freight tools. It died like yours seems to be doing after four or five years of light use. Just got the Lincoln electric one at triple the price to replace it. The actual auto darkening module seems to be identical, down to the mold marks, except for the stickers with tha makers name on it. </div><div><br></div><div>Dale</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Jerry Durand via Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net> <br>Date: 01/10/2016 19:52 (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net> <br>Cc: Jerry Durand <jdurand@interstellar.com> <br>Subject: [SML] Auto darkening helmets <br><br>No, not a Dark Helment, just a welding helmet. I have a "solar powered"<br>auto darkening one that's worked great for quite some time. I hadn't<br>used it for a couple of months and today it started having a slight, but<br>noticeable, delay between striking an arc and the helmet darkening.<br><br>I know these solar powered ones still have batteries in them, could it<br>be they need recharging or is it time to get a new helmet? Normally on<br>days when I'm welding I leave the helmet in the sun to stay charged but<br>we haven't had much sun lately.<br><br>-- <br>Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com<br>tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886<br><br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>For list information see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/><br>Stagecraft mailing list<br>Stagecraft@theatrical.net<br>http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net<br></body></html>