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Lincoln LN-7 Control Board repair?

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#1 ·
Hey guys. I just got (another) LN-7 wire feeder but it seems there is something amiss with the control board. When pulling the trigger on the gun, you can hear the relay and the solenoid open, but there is no power going to the motor. I verified this with a multi-meter, and checked ohms with a multi-meter on the motor. The motor is good. Verified it with a 9v battery.

I'm thinking since this is a 1980's wire feeder that lincoln doesn't support it anymore, so I'm trying to troubleshoot and hopefully find the faulty component/components on the board that are causing this. Does anyone on the forum do repairs to these?

The board number is G1706-1

Thanks!

Andy
 
#3 ·
It's a single PCB.

Since I wasn't getting DC output to the motor, I decided to test the diodes which rectify the a/c to d/c. I found 3 definite bad ones. Once I de-solder them to read the part number I can order a bunch of them. They should be super cheap to buy. I might just replace every single one of them while I have the board pulled.

Should probably find some replacement capacitors to replace the old yellow ones. I'm sure they were good in the 80s but I suspect they're at the end of their lives or already gone. Only way to really test them is when they're de-soldered and out of circuit so might was well replace when they're out.

Also there are two slightly burnt looking white ceramic high capacity resistors at the bottom. Part of the yellowing color might be from enamel, but IDK. I know resistors normally get very hot, so I don't think they're bad, but it's the only area on the board that looks to be heat affected.

Andy