To find out whether it is a bad inverter, place your meter leads at the black and the white wires feeding the inverter from the main board. If you do not see 120 volts when the machine should be spinning, the upper main board may be failed. If 120 volts is present and the tub does not move, you have a bad inverter board.
And yes, the wh12x10414 is the same as the wh12x10418 so if you can find one or the other at a better price, go for it
