Description
Product Description
Welding respiratory protection system featuring the V-200 temp-air valve. Lightweight belt-mounted valve permits welders to raise the temperature of air entering headpiece by up to 50°F (28°C).
From the Manufacturer
3M™ Speedglas™ Welding Helmet 9100 Air with Fresh-Air Supplied Air System and V-200 Vortemp™ Air-Heating Valve is an auto-darkening welding helmet that provides a constant glide of clean, warmed air for greater worker protection and comfort. This system helps provide professional-grade eye and face protection from debris and harmful radiation including visible light, ultra-violet radiation (UV), infra-red radiation (IR), and sparks and spatter. The helmet offers a large viewing area and side windows with shade 5 filters to increase your peripheral field of vision. A spark- and spatter-resistant headcover is also standard on all 3M Speedglas Welding Series 9100 Helmets. Whilst offering high-level protection, this welding helmet also delivers on comfort, which can help to boost on-the-job worker satisfaction and productivity. For professional welders, this welding helmet is a good investment that can pay off with greater service and satisfaction.
Warmed Air for Greater Comfort in Cold Environments
The Fresh-Air III Supplied Air System with a V-200 Vortemp air-heating valve provides clean breathing air when welding. Along with providing an assigned protection factor of 25 for respiratory protection, the system offers high levels of comfort and ease of use, which steadily improves productivity in the workplace. The V-200 heating valve is a lightweight belt-mounted valve that permits welders to raise the temperature of air entering the headpiece by up to 50°F (28°C). This system can provide comfort and relief in cold, strenuous working conditions. Greater comfort can help welders to focus more on the job, which can potentially reinforce the quality of the work.
Auto Darkening Filter Reacts Quickly After Striking an Arc
The Speedglas lens features user-selectable dark shades 5, 8, 9 through 13, and a light shade of 3. With a viewing area of 2.8 inches high x 4.2 inches wide (72 mm x 107 mm), the 9100XX provides the largest viewing area available in the 9100 Series helmets, and an expansive field of view that helps the welder to see the work in progress with minimal obstruction.
Three sensors in the lens activate the auto-darkening filter when an arc is struck. The lens then switches from light to dark shade in approximately 0.1 milliseconds (1/10,000 of a second), giving the welder an instant transition from light to dark shade Whilst maintaining an optimal view for torch placement and weld puddle keep an eye on. When the weld is complete, the filter automatically returns to light shade 3 with a delay of approximately 40-1300 milliseconds, allowing almost immediate inspection of the weld pool and preparation for the next weld. Exhaust vents readily direct your exhaled air out of the helmet, helping to reduce heat, humidity and fogging of the welding filter and protective visor.
The auto darkening filter reduces the need to flip the welding helmet up and down between torch placements, which can help to increase productivity by reducing the stop-and-start time needed with passive lens welding helmets. This feature also can help reduce neck stain from “helmet nodding,” Whilst greatly increasing the accuracy of electronic placement. This, in turn, can also help reduce the need for grinding and rework, saving time, effort and money.The helmet’s battery life is approximately 2,000 hours. The two CR2032 3V lithium batteries that power the Auto-Darkening filter are easily accessible and replaceable, extending the helmet life.
Welding Protection with Excellent Optics, Wider Front Views and Side Windows
The 3M™ Speedglas™ Auto-Darkening Filters Series 9100 offers uniform shading and minimal distortion across the entire filter viewing area. By selecting the right setting for each task, you help reduce eye strain and reinforce the quality of every weld. Any shade can be “locked-in.” For example, you’ll be able to lock in the light state shade 3 for grinding or shade 5 for torch cutting. The 9100 series also includes an exclusive, innovative “tack welding comfort mode” which can help reduce eye strain when performing high amounts of tack welding.
One Helmet Works for Three Types of Welding
This fully assembled welding helmet with ADF (Auto Darkening Filter) offers sensitivity adjustments for use with most Stick (arc welding), MIG (Metal Inert Gas) and TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding applications. The welding helmet uses an auto darkening filter that can be adjusted for different shades based on the welding amperage.
The ultimate in comfort with a headband that shapes for a customized fit
3M™ Speedglas Series 9100 helmets feature highly adjustable, ergonomically designed head suspension system featuring:
- Two adjustable crown straps for increased stability and weight distribution
- Padded front headband designed to evenly distribute pressure
- Swivel-mounted smooth ratchet system for simple, precise tightening and ergonomic fit
- Snap adjustment of nine different helmet angles
- Large knobs for simple adjustment of “prep” and “parking” pivot positions, even Whilst wearing gloves
- Fits head sizes 6.25 to 8 (50 to 64 cm) approximately
The outside of the human head is lined with nerves, arteries, and acupuncture points: applying pressure to some of these spots can make a person feel fatigued. The headband of the Speedglas welding helmet series 9100 is designed to specifically avoid these vulnerable areas. By providing multiple adjustments and combinations, the helmet can be tailored to fit personal preferences and comfort settings. Less pressure, – and a well adjusted personal fit – means more comfort, all day long.
The helmet also offers greater comfort when raised. Lifted into the raised position, the helmet’s “high point” is lower than many other helmets. From a design standpoint, that means keeping the helmet as close as conceivable to your head. Because the helmet is more balanced, the headband does not need to be tightened as much, helping to further increase wearing comfort. Adjustment of the helmet is easy. The smooth up-and-down pivot action can be “locked” in the up position – a light pull lowers the helmet back down again.
Versatile Eye and Face Protection for Welders
Welding helmets help protect the eyes and face in a lot of ways. For starters, the helmet helps to block welding sparks and spatter from reaching the eyes and face. The helmet also helps protect the eyes from exceptionally bright light and rapid changes in brightness, which can both stress and harm eyes. Without protection, eyes can be temporarily or permanently injured by the intensity of light produced by welding. Eyes also have difficulty adjusting to rapid brightness changes Whilst welding in dark locations, which can be both a productivity and safety issue. The helmet’s design allows for compatibility with select disposable welding respirators, including the 3M™ 8515, 8212, 8214, 8512, and 8514 Particulate Welding Respirators, to help provide respiratory protection for applications where metal fumes may be present. This durable and versatile welding helmet also meets the requirements of CSA Z94.3 and the high affect requirements of ANSI Z87.1-2010.
*Switching time is verified at temperatures greater than 73° F (23°C)
About 3M Company
For more than a century, 3M has applied innovation and technology to improving our customers’ lives and supporting their business goals. Today the company, from its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, serves industrial and commercial customers and consumers in nearly 200 countries. Personal Safety products, focused on worker safety, include respirators, hearing-protection products, air-monitoring devices, environmental-safety products, and comprehensive training programs. The 3M brand, across thousands of products, represents consistency, superior quality, and value.
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Auto darkening filter (ADF) transitions from light to dark shade in approximately .1 milliseconds after welding arc is detected
Supplied Air Respiratory System with a lightweight V-200 Vortemp heating valve permits welders to increase the temperature of air entering the headpiece by up to 50°F (28°C)
Helmet helps provide protection from ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) radiation
Ergonomically designed head suspension offers comfortable wear and fit
System offers respiratory Assigned Protection Factor of 25 (APF 25)
