Ranco ETC error

BrewMasterBrad · Post by **BrewMasterBrad** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:23 am

As I was moving my newest lager from the fermentation freezer into a keg, I unplugged my Ranco controller so my freezer wouldn't keep cycling while I was moving things in and out. When I was finished, I plugged the Ranco back in and now I get the E2 error message and it won't go away. According to the documentation, this means that the settings are not being stored properly in memory. I have tried changing several settings, but the error message keeps coming up. Anyone else have this problem or have any suggestions?

kevinham · Post by **kevinham** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:34 am

The only advice I can find online is to power cycle it (which didn't work for anyone), or switch it to celcius mode. Otherwise everyone just had to replace it. Seems like a common problem when these units get older.

BrewMasterBrad · Post by **BrewMasterBrad** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:01 am

kevinham wrote:The only advice I can find online is to power cycle it (which didn't work for anyone), or switch it to celcius mode. Otherwise everyone just had to replace it. Seems like a common problem when these units get older.

I tried both of those techniques - several times. What a bummer. One power cycle, it actually started working, but when I tried to change a setting, it went back to E2. I think I might open it up and see if there is anything I can figure out by looking at the guts.

lars · Post by **lars** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:18 am

Hey Brad, I have an older non-digital temp controller you can borrow for a while if you need it.

BrewMasterBrad · Post by **BrewMasterBrad** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:26 am

Thanks Lars, but I think I got it handled for now.