my power pro exploded

while trying to use the plasma cutter i noticed the whole machine tripped out, i unplugged the leads and tryed to restart and thought someone had shot a 9mm ,it had tripped again. i blow dry air in it thinking it may be a moisture issue and tried it again this time it came on for just a minute then tripped out again.took the cover off and found a burnt spot on left side. this machine is only a year and 3 months old.can a everlast tech please help i dont want to loose my welder for a month or three due to shipping.hoping to fix myself with some guidenceAttachment 12643Attachment 12644Attachment 12645Attachment 12646Attachment 12647

Vaporized that resistor completely.

yeah it was laying in the bottom of the welder

But realize, that resistor isn't the problem, it's a symptom so, don't just go replacing it... ;)

Too much current was flowing through the resistor for a reason, you gotta find-out what that reason was for it to be "fixed"!

Yeah, That's something you'll need to send in. Not much to say otherwise than I hate it happened, but that's why I don't recommend them for the average user. Portable repair and factory maintenance yes. That's the plasma side of the board definitely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtdXzBSVaU

that was NOT funny ok it was

I am not sure what causes that to happen other than something hung? Mike may be able to explain it better than I can. Ray probably knows, but he seldom gets to check in these days. The 205S is pretty stable.

Anything particular you were doing when it happened? Don't worry, whatever was should be covered under warranty.

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I am not sure what causes that to happen other than something hung? Mike may be able to explain it better than I can. Ray probably knows, but he seldom gets to check in these days. The 205S is pretty stable.

Anything particular you were doing when it happened? Don't worry, whatever was should be covered under warranty.

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Mark's right, probably an IGBT latched up. Routed all that power to the poor little resistor. But it will need to come in for repair. A lot of times, it takes them all out, though there was only a burn in the one spot.

Call in for Ray for an RMA #. Not something that can be fixed in the field.

Funny, I recall that clip from back when I was a kid...

ok,ill call ray weds morning. thanks for the imput,guess you cant win them all but thank yall very much