Aketek PRO-X User manual

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Operation instructions: Aketek PRO-X
Created: January/2016
Updated: April/2023
Aketek PRO-X welding helmet
Installation, operation and maintenance instructions

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Let us introduce Aketek
Åke Hörnell is the inventor of Auto-Darkening Welding
Filters, an innovation that has improved the working
conditions for welders around the globe. Åke patented the
technology and founded a company that began to
introduce products under the trade name Speedglas. After
a long and successful expansion ending up as a market
leader, the company was acquired by 3M Group. After
some years of non-compete restrictions, Åke Hörnell
could not resist the temptation and challenge to reenter
the welding safety business. A new star –Aketek –was
born.
Aketek welding helmets are Swedish designed and built
based on more than 30 years of expertise. They make
welding safer, more comfortable and easier. With low
cost, high performance and easy operation, we believe
that Aketek welding helmets make every welder a better
welder.
Aketek –best possible optics
Aketek welding helmets have the best classes for optics performance (1/1/1/1) according to
the European standard EN 379. They work for all type of electric arc welding. The
switching time from light to dark is around 0,0001 sec. The electronic is extremely low
power and the in-built battery, supported by a solar cell, has a long life time. At all Aketek
welding helmets switching to grinding mode is possible.
Operating instructions are also available at www.aketek.se/english-information.
Åke Hörnell

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Innehåll
1.0 Information ...................................................................................4
2.0 Areas of applications ...................................................................4
3.0 Preparations before use:..............................................................5
4.0 In use..............................................................................................6
5.0 Maintenance and cleaning ..........................................................6
6.0 Storage and transport ..................................................................7
7.0 Installation and replacement of parts........................................8
8.0 Spare parts................................................................................... 10
9.0 Warranty......................................................................................10
10.0 Please note the following ..........................................................10
11.0 Marking .......................................................................................12

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1.0 Information
Welding without proper eye protection is dangerous. Automatically darkening welding
filters provide reliable protection against UV/IR radiation, heat, sparks and weld spatter in
both light and dark states. The automatic dark state protects the eyes from the strong light
from the welding arc. The automatically darkening welding filter must always be used
with the welding helmet.
Welding helmets equipped with automatic welding filters are easy to use. When the
welding arc is struck, the glass darkens automatically and when the welding stops, the
glass returns to its light state again. This provides the following advantages: both hands
free, safer working environment thanks to protection against UV/IR radiation for eyes and
skin, no glare from the welding arc, better quality and faster and more efficient welding.
These operating instructions must not be removed from the product, except by the user of
the welding helmet. The operating instructions must always be available to a new user. If
you don’t have the operating instructions, they can be downloaded at www.aketek.se.
2.0 Areas of applications
The welding helmet together with the automatically darkening welding filter and
protection plates should only be used for electric arc welding and plasma welding. This
includes welding with coated electrodes, MIG/MAG welding, TIG welding and plasma
welding/cutting in the temperature range -5 °C to +55 °C. Do not use the welding helmet
for uses other than those specified on the next page.

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3.0 Preparations before use:
3.1 Make sure that the welding helmet is suitable for the welding to be performed.
Check that the welding filter cassette and both inner and outer protection plates are clean
and not cracked or scratched. Make sure that the protective film is removed from the inner
and outer protection plates before using the welding helmet.
3.2 Do not use sharp tools or objects that could damage the welding helmet and may
cause the product warranty to be invalidated.
3.3 The welding helmet should be placed on the head so that the black sweatband of the
headband comes towards the forehead and the orange neck pad and the size adjustment
end up in the neck. Adjust the size so that the helmet fits firmly and comfortably. The
headband has double adjustable head straps and flexible neck plate for increased comfort.
The headband is adjustable forwards and backwards in five steps to get the best distance
to the welding glass. The headband has an adjustable angle up and down to get the best
view through the welding glass. The headband can easily be detached from the welding
helmet, for example for changing sweatbands. See picture of the headband on the page 9.
3.4 After correct adjustment, the welding helmet should cover the entire face and head.
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Plasma cutting
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