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Originally Posted by HARLEYRIDER
Lunkhead,
I installed my 33-Ohm resistor 1/2 watt, 5% tolerance like the diagram that the forums have posted. My digital screen is reading EE, and I cannot adjust the temperature. Someone had mentioned that the resistor needs 3 orange bands. My resistor has 2 orange, a brown, and what appears to be gold. I did not sauder anything yet and the wires are simply wrapped around for the time being because I wanted to make sure it worked before I made it permanent. Can you please help? Thank you.
HarleyRider
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Your screen will read EE when the connection isn't complete. It will do it if you simply unplug the sensor. Make sure all your connections are secure.
But wait, I just realized you said your resistor has 2 orange, a brown and a gold. The gold signifies that it is 5% tolerant, but I think you misread the label when you bought your resistor. orange orange brown is a 330 ohm resistor. Orange Orange Orange is 33,000 (33k) ohms. This might be your problem. The resistor you need to install is the 33
K ohm.
This isn't a guess, either....
Resistor Color Code Table And Calculator
I don't think you need a 33K ohm, many people have been freezing their kegs accidentaly using this. I used a 100K ohm and mine gets down to 30 degrees.