I have a Lincoln MIG welder that worked great until we had a power surge go through our entire house in 2008. I think I bought the welder around 2000 or 2001. It powers up but when you squeeze the trigger to actually weld, nothing happens. At the time I researched it and found out that it was most likely due to a diode getting fried on the circuit board inside......
I got the insurance money for the welder but we needed to use it for something else unfortunately (I was unemployed when it happened). Learning now about to replace components on circuit boards through the arcade hobby, I'm wondering if anyone here might be up for helping me repair this welder? It was $600 new, and I really enjoy using it and I'm used to that model. It's the SP125.
If anyone thinks they might be able to lend a hand, please let me know. If I can get the circuit board out of it to ship I will gladly do so. The manual for the machine can be found below:
http://content.lincolnelectric.com/pdfs/products/navigator/im/IM536.pdf
I would hate to throw this thing out if all it needed was a diode replaced or something.
Thanks!
I got the insurance money for the welder but we needed to use it for something else unfortunately (I was unemployed when it happened). Learning now about to replace components on circuit boards through the arcade hobby, I'm wondering if anyone here might be up for helping me repair this welder? It was $600 new, and I really enjoy using it and I'm used to that model. It's the SP125.
If anyone thinks they might be able to lend a hand, please let me know. If I can get the circuit board out of it to ship I will gladly do so. The manual for the machine can be found below:
http://content.lincolnelectric.com/pdfs/products/navigator/im/IM536.pdf
I would hate to throw this thing out if all it needed was a diode replaced or something.
Thanks!

