no-HF, HF-no-OCV, and air-no-cut must stay separated
torch stack and support rail explain more complaints than the HF board
measuring OCV at the wrong point creates false diagnosis
Failing Moves
blaming the HF board before proving the striker gap and torch stack
measuring at the wrong output point
mixing control-branch and front-end complaints into one vague plasma failure
Passing Answer Summary
A correct answer proves the torch stack and air path first, uses the measurement card to separate the support-voltage branch, and only opens the machine if the complaint remains clearly machine-side.