(where)..Best price on a Johnson Controller

i want to buy a controller just wondering if anyone knows where i can get one cheap online. thanks

ebay probably, check out the a419 models

johnson controls temp, great deals on Home Garden, Business Industrial on eBay!

i found a controller at this site i don't know how reliable they are but for 35.00 not a bad deal, and many other products for the homebrewer too. CHI Company ball lock kegs for sale, Home brewing and vending, beer kegs, Pepsi vending machines, flavor strips and vending labels

Draft & Kegging Specials - July 2009 | MoreBeer

Scroll down and you will see it on sale.

I got this one from morebeer last week. It is on sale for $43, I have another one just like this that works fine. If you grab another few dollars worth of items you can get free shipping as well. You may be able to find it cheaper on ebay eventually, but this is a pretty good price if you need it right away.

I've had good luck on eBay with Rancos.

I just got a fridge to use as a ferm cabinet from a neighbor. I'm looking for a cheap dig controller. Looks like Ebay is the place. Should have known!

Check down on the corner saturday night. (sorry, couldn't resist)

Check your left ring finger. If it has a golden ring on it, you may already have a johnson controller. :cross:

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Check your left ring finger. If it has a golden ring on it, you may already have a johnson controller. :cross:

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Now that's funny!!

I saw there digital version for sale for $65 it was either kegkits or keg connection I think but let me look

RancoEtc.com has the A419 w/probe for $64, or they have the Ranco ETC 111000 version (which seems to be exactly the same) for $59. I have seen the 419 for cheaper, but I know people who have used RancoETC in the past with good service. They had my order shipped within a couple of hours and I had the box on my front porch the next day. I don't mind paying a couple bucks extra for stellar service.

is there any major difference between the digital over the analog besides the digital readout?

Unless there is another analog model I'm not aware of, they use different sensing technologies. The digital versions have a wired probe and the analog versions have a bulb on the end of a thin copper tube hard connected to the controller. The tube/bulb can't be replaced if it breaks but is generally cheaper.

FWIW, I use the analog model and wouldn't hesitate to do so again if I wasn't moving the probe much. I'd hate to tweak that little copper tube too many times and snap it off or worse, get a pinhole in it that I didn't know about and ruin a batch because the controller went funky on me.