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[bederer]

I'm waiting on a return email this morning to verify the part number between two choices, but Mouser Electronics has them for $6.50 each in quantity less than 10, and $5.53 for quantity of 10-25. With estimated shipping it appears it should be around $20 for a couple of them....

[bederer]

I realize something made them fail, or in the process of failing, they damaged other parts. From what I am reading with similar failures on various machines there are a few key things to look for. Unfortunately, it appears there are no schematics circulating for the controller board so it's kind...

[bederer]

Digging back into my Diversion, it appears it's the exact same failure as the original poster - the Q3 and Q4 transistors have popped! My board appears to have swollen at Q4 as well, so it may be damaged as well. For a few bucks, I'm going to attempt to repair it. ...

[bederer]

I called Miller directly they said no service for you. I called a local authorized repair center, they also said they would not warranty the machine....

[bederer]

Miller told me to pound sand 3 months out of warranty when my Diversion 180 popped. I couldn't justify the $1200 fix for the control board and labor when there are other welders (with warranty) to be had in the price range comparable to that fix-it price. Kind of a shame that those Diversions are pretty...

[bederer]

As others have mentioned, go bigger! My diversion 180 popped just out of warranty with light use and as I have found out, they are very expensive to repair. $1200 for a control board and labor for a part that seems to fail much more frequently than Miller will admit to. Welcome to the world of...

[bederer]

I feel your pain. Same thing happened to my Diversion 180. Loud pop, flames out the back, and an estimated $1200 in parts and labor to make it work again. Miller support was zero help. The local repair shop was cool but for $1200, I'll go buy a green all day and get a "better" welder...

[bederer]

Had the same problem as the original poster. Loud pop, but with the extra added excitement of flames shooting out the back. Unfortunately for me, I was a couple months outside of my 3yr warranty and Miller pretty much said go pound sand.

What little info I got out of Miller support...