Received: by 10.68.191.225 with SMTP id hb1mr4248732pbc.5.1336349770670; Sun, 06 May 2012 17:16:10 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Path: pr3ni12429pbb.0!nntp.google.com!news2.google.com!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 19:16:09 -0500 Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking,sci.engr.joining.welding From: Ignoramus11847 Subject: Re: Welder repair (Miller Trailblazer Pro 350D) References: User-Agent: slrn/pre1.0.0-16 (Linux) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 19:16:09 -0500 Lines: 23 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-o13aPzbYL23KSrXSW5C976DjM1E0+Zlbig4OiqmRR3Xg1T8A3bC3gtdEB7ov7XiS/XnCXdzKSG/OFmd!tRR7JtTpSpCD2z4AIWFgWhuelZJdtSCtfBRei5wHM+22FGCHtlpjkoD5KyTcTZxwYqxQh80glJ6K X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 1803 X-Received-Bytes: 1944 On 2012-05-06, Stuart Wheaton wrote: > On 5/5/2012 6:21 PM, Ignoramus18788 wrote: >> I recently bought a Miller Trailblazer Pro 350D with a Kubota diesel >> and 714 hours, along with other items that I bought together as a lot. >> >> http://yabe.chudov.com/Miller-Trailblazer-Pro-350D-with-Kubota-Engine-740-hours-2421/2421-0001.jpg >> >> After I brought it home, I noticed a tag on the welder saying >> "BROKE". > > > >> Apparently, that board was poorly designed, and dies for spurious >> reasons, like when someone tries to jump start a dead battery. > > > Wow, I'd be looking for a way to isolate that board. > Yes, the right way is to disconnect the positive cable before trying to charge the battery. i