Inverter board:
The small circuit on bottom-sx is an oscillator for creating the 24v supply.
I not understand the function of the transformer T2, as there is only dc voltage here...
the AC board thermic switches only shut off a led hidden in the case of the welder, not so nice...
Next to do is the control board, where there is the 3525 ic...
Miss also the logic board, but it's a lot similar to the one in the pdf that i've posted previously...
For the zener question, i've searched the net other similar chinese welders and have the same gate drive circuit (with 5v negative bias), but with some minor modifications, like 3 parallel diodes for gate discharge and 3 220n capacitors for gate charge, so seem that is intended the 5v negative bias...
This is one:
Look the orientation of the zener.
In the meantime i'm searching a differential probe