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WS-200P / WS-200S TIG welder board stack

Use this page to understand how WS-200P and WS-200S TIG welders divide the machine into bottom-board relay/gas/HF control, upper-board drive and feedback, middle-board output/rectifier section and HF arc-start section. It is a repair map for no gas, no HF, no arc, protection and weak-output faults.

Board roles

Bottom board

24V/control supply, hand-switch input, relay power, gas-valve relay, power relay, fan, silicon bridge and HF control interface.

Upper board

Current feedback, current potentiometer, pulse adjustment, thermal switch, protection lamp, DC bus and MOSFET/gate-drive area.

Middle board

Main transformer connector, current-voltage feedback, secondary rectifier, shunt/divider path and HF-control connector.

HF start section

HF relay, boost transformer, discharge resistor, high-voltage silicon parts, HF cable connector and gas/HF timing interface.

Repair sequence map

Torch switchHand switch should start gas, relay and HF sequence.
Bottom boardControl supply, relay logic and gas-valve command are checked first.
HF controlHF relay and high-voltage start circuit should act only during start.
Upper boardDrive, feedback and protection allow inverter output.
Middle boardMain transformer, output rectifier and feedback return confirm output path.
Arc transferHF start should hand off to main welding current.

WS-200P vs WS-200S notes

AreaWS-200P emphasisWS-200S emphasis
Bottom boardAC36V, 24V control, relay supply, gas-valve relay, startup relay and hand/TIG switching.DC380V bus, main filter capacitors, HF section, gas delay components, fan and AC220V gas valve.
Upper boardDC308V supply, current pot, pulse adjustment, thermal switch, protection lamp and MOSFET/output section.Feedback socket, DC24V blocking control, output power transformer, gate resistors, power MOSFETs and board-to-middle-board connection.
Middle boardCurrent-voltage feedback, main transformer plug, shunt, HF control connector and secondary rectifier.Main transformer, current-voltage feedback, arc-start tube, HF control wire connector and secondary rectifier tubes.
Gas / post-flowBottom-board relay sequence should be verified before replacing HF or upper board.Delay capacitors and post-flow conversion path can affect gas after-flow timing.

Use board roles before replacing parts

If the complaint is “no arc,” first decide whether the fault is no gas, no HF, no inverter output or no arc transfer. A healthy HF board cannot create output if the upper-board drive is blocked, and a healthy upper board cannot open the gas valve if bottom-board relay logic is missing.

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