Miller Pro 300D question

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So i've been looking at a few welding machines lately. The newest one i've found is a Miller Pro 300D for $1,500 but i'm pretty sure I can get it for $1,000, guy says it runs but doesn't strike an arc, would it be worth it to drive a couple of hundred miles to take a look? He says it has about 1400 hours and i'm waiting to hear back from him to see if he knows what's wrong with it, he had told me that he just doesn't have the money to get it fixed. Just looking for some input on it.Last edited by Jeromy_E; 10-11-2012 at 05:13 AM."Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's Liberty, Teeth, and Keystone under Independence." - George Washington
Reply:From what I gather it is a XMT 304 mounted on a generator. That kind of makes unique because most engine driven welders are either straight DC generators (SA 200), or generators attached to traditional transformer welders (Big 40, Ranger, bobcat), but this is an inverter style welder. Inverters are notoriously expensive to fix. They are so complex, you have to be a highly trained electrical engineer to track down individual component failures, so most repairmen just replace large expensive chunks. Your only hope is if the inverter its self is not getting power, then you just need to work on the generator. If you have AC power on the front panel, chances are pretty high you are looking at a very expensive component, unless your brother just got out of grad school at MIT. There is a chance it could be minor, but if you are not really electro-mechanically inclined, screw it.Constant Current Weldor.