I have an old Miller Digital Elite helmet and unfortunately the years have taken it's toll on it, it has been dropped, caught on fire, hit by a grinder and the lens is still great, but unfortunately the shell is falling apart, the price of a new shell and head gear is about the $200 mark so can't justify Millers price for just a bare helmet, so looking at a replacement helmet under $300, so curious about what you guys are using, have found a few that have the true colour lens in them for under $250 which seems like that could be a good thing but I have no experience with them.

One of the great features I like with the Digital Elite is it has a X-Mode which detects magnetic current so when wearing it outside, the sun or lights don't make it flash on or off. But seems that Miller are the only ones making that feature. Even contemplating finding a cheap helmet and substituting my lens in it but having a bit of a hard time trying to match the lens dimensions with the cheap helmets, the Miller lens is 115mm Wide X 131mm High, so if I can't find a replacement shell to fit my lens I will have to replace the entire helmet.

Anyway what do you guys use ( brands, models) and any issues with them? Only interested in helmets under the $300 mark as I have retired and don't do much welding anymore so can't justify spending more than that.

Cheers
Ed.


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