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Originally Posted by JB5pro
I put this here because I think if this is true it would only be so on newer sets.
We know our eyes can be burned out if we view arc welding without special dark glasses. When we see arc welding on TV it seems bright enough to possibly hurt the eyes as well. Will watching such cause harm?
Thank you,
John
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ARC welding puts out a lot of UV that isn't reproduced by a TV. When you get enough distance from the ARC welding UV is less of a concern because it is attenuated by the air. It can still be bright enough though to cause damage.
I don't know of any TV that has the dynamic range to reproduce the brightness of an ARC so I seriously doubt the possibility of eye damage.
However, I did think I was going to blind myself when I was working on a rear projection set with the screen removed. Looking at the CRTs directly was painful.
John