[RussWhite]

I often found that the connectors for the fans and compressors were a point of failure. The pin and socket would lose contact pressure and that resulted in a high resistance joint. Then, over time, that high resistance resulted in high localized heat, and the connector and mating hardware was melted or damaged. I just replaced both halves of the connectors with a pig tail connector similar to those used in a flat four towing setup. Had a higher current rating and has worked well for me. Also, the conducting paths on the circuit board, called lands, were not adequate for the current load and that could me remedied by soldering an insulated conductor on the back of the board to both ends of the failed land. Then the relays for the compressor seem to fail due to a lack of contact protection as well as being rated just barely enough for the current I measured that my compressors pulled. Fortunately, these relays are easily sourced and replaced. If you look at the schematic for the board you will see that in our application on the Newell several of the relays on the board are not used so it becomes unnecessary to replace them all.
I am in agreement that the advertised price for repair is very reasonable. You might still have a problem however if the removable side of your connectors has been damaged. Russ