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SAFETY IN WELDING

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Glasses for Arc Welding The glasses have dimension 60 x 110 mm and are manufactured in accordance with DIN standard and are CE approved. When ordering face shields, filter shade glass of correct shade should be ordered in addition to the filter shade 11 glasses which is included.

Items to be mounted into Unitor face shield in the following manner:

The filter glasses are supplied in sets consisting of 5 safety glasses, 5 protection glasses and 5 filter shade glasses.

A. Safety glass (Polycarbonate) The glass should be placed nearest to the eyes to protect against slag or other particles while chipping/grinding. When using a shield with a flip-up front frame, the safety glass shall be placed in the fixed frame.

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B

C

B. Filter shade glass Filters out harmful infra-red and ultra-violet rays from the welding arc, and reduces visible light to a level which is sufficient to see the welding process without straining the welder’s eyes. Filter Shade Glass should be selected after consulting the welding process and amperage (see table). The glasses are marked Protane Shade

SO 1 DIN 0196 CE

Guide to arc welding glasses Amperage

Filter Quantity Shade in

Unit

< 20 A 8–9 5 sets 20–40 A 9–10 5 sets 40–80 A 10 5 sets 80–175 A 11 5 sets 175–300 A 12 5 sets 300–500 A 13 5 sets Safety Glass 10 pcs Protection Glass 10 pcs

16

Product number

unit

196-633230 196-633248 196-633255 196-633263 196-633271 196-633289 196-633222 196-633214

C. Protection glass

Is placed in front of the filter shade glass to protect against spatter. The protection glass should be replaced at regular intervals.