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welderpartswarehouse pc board?

8.9K views 13 replies 7 participants last post by  JIMPERDIGON  
#1 ·
I've got a 1982 green light sa200 that's been a project for the last year or so.I'll give a run down of what's been done and where its at now. When I first got it first things first I made sure it would run.It did but was rough and needed the usual carb rebuild, fuel tank douche, new plugs, etc etc. I replaced the solenoid and Pc idle board with parts from welder parts warehouse. Fast forward, I got the machine running and don't have power at the receptacle but(good news)it does weld and welds well at that. Not sure why I have no power at the receptacle, hopefully someone will chime in on a likely culprit. I rewired the machine as most of the existing wiring was marginal at best and basically just pulled one wire at a time and replaced. Problem now is I can't get the Pc board to work right.I have no power to it according to the 12 volt led light on it.I even ran some jumper test wires straight off the positive and negative battery post and still no light.Has anyone had a bad board from them? I was careful to get mounting stud area down to bare metal etc etc. Aside from that it should power up straight off the battery. I'm stumped, all suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
 
#7 · (Edited)
From a functional stand point, an SA200 idler board is an idler board is an idler board.

All have 1 yellow, 2- black, 1 red and 1 white wire. Just have to make sure to connect 'em up right.

Some examples:


Subtle differences.

 
#9 ·
Duane can you elaborate on the Pc board wiring? Does it matter which solenoid wire is wired to the white or yellow? I've got the welder parts warehouse Pc board and it has a led light that is suppose to come on when the board has 12 volts coming to it but mine isn't lit, I'm trying to straighten it out.What wire actually powers the board? The board also has another led that is suppose to light when the soleniod is energized and it isn't lit neither. So far my board has a solenoid wire to the yellow the other to the white.The red to the reed switch and the line 1 has one wire coming from the genny the other going to the exciter then line 2 to the receptacle.Does this sound right? If I were to power the board straight from a battery which terminal would I put 12 volts+ to? Just trying to straighten this heap out and any help is much appreciated. Thanks much.
 
#13 ·
I replaced the idle toggle switch and now my soleniod works properly. My electrical receptacle still has no power but the machine welds and idles up properly. I'm thinking a bad connection hopefully.Also for whatever reason the led lights on the idle board are not working. The board has a 2 year warranty so I'll see if they'll send me a replacement. This thing is slowly coming together.