Toshiba 17 fault code

Toshiba air conditioning

What the Toshiba 17 fault code means, from the manufacturer's own service literature, and the UK models it applies to.

What it means

Inverter current-detect circuit error

Block 02 (outdoor PCB). The current-detection circuit on the inverter board has errored. Per the manual: even on a retry all operations stop — replace the board.

Safety: Safe isolation, then TREAT THE DC LINK AS LIVE. The electrolytic capacitors hold a lethal charge after the supply is off. Discharge through a resistor across the + and − terminals (Toshiba specifies approx. 100 Ω 40 W) and confirm with a meter on DC before touching the board. Never short the terminals with a screwdriver.

Source: Toshiba service manual SVM-19001-3 (Seiya) / SVM-20015-4 (Shorai Edge) §11-4, Table 11-4-1

UK models this code applies to

Tap yours to open 17 on that machine.

Wall-mounted49

RAS-18E2KVG-E / RAS-18E2AVG-E RAS-077SKV-E7 / RAS-077SAV-E6 RAS-107SKV-E7 / RAS-107SAV-E6 RAS-137SKV-E7 / RAS-137SAV-E6 RAS-167SKV-E7 / RAS-167SAV-E5 RAS-B05E2KVG-E / RAS-05E2AVG-E RAS-B05S4KVG-E / RAS-05E2AVG-E RAS-B07E2KVG-E / RAS-07E2AVG-E RAS-B07G3KVSG-E / RAS-07J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B07G3KVSGB-E / RAS-07J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B07P2KVSG-E / RAS-07P2AVSG-E RAS-B07P2KVSGB-E / RAS-07P2AVSG-E RAS-B07S4KVG-E / RAS-07E2AVG-E RAS-B10E2KVG-E / RAS-10E2AVG-E RAS-B10P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-10P2AVSG-E RAS-B10S4KVG-E / RAS-10E2AVG-E RAS-B13E2KVG-E / RAS-13E2AVG-E RAS-B13P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-13P2AVSG-E RAS-B13S4KVG-E / RAS-13E2AVG-E RAS-B16E2KVG-E / RAS-16E2AVG-E RAS-B16G3KVSG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16G3KVSGB-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16J2KVSG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E RAS-B16N4KVRG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-16P2AVSG-E RAS-B16S4KVG-E / RAS-16E2AVG-E RAS-B18G3KVSG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18G3KVSGB-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-18P2AVSG-E RAS-B18S4KVG-E / RAS-18E2AVG-E RAS-B22G3KVSG-E / RAS-22J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B22G3KVSGB-E / RAS-22J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B22P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-22P2AVSG-E RAS-B24G3KVSG-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B24G3KVSGB-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B24J2KVG-E / RAS-24J2AVG-E RAS-B24J2KVSG-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E RAS-B24P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-24P2AVSG-E RAS-B24S4KVG-E / RAS-24E2AVG-E RAS-M05G3KVSG-E RAS-M05G3KVSGB-E RAV-GM1101KRTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-HM901KRTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-RM561KRTP-E RAV-RM801KRTP-E RAV-SM307KRTP-E RAV-SM407KRTP-E RAV-SM566KRT-E RAV-SM806KRT-E

Cassettes17

RAS-M10S4MUVG-E RAS-M13S4MUVG-E RAS-M16S4MUVG-E RAV-GM561UT-E RAV-GM801UT-E RAV-GM1101UT-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E RAV-GM1401UT-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E RAV-HM901UTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-HM1101UTP-E RAV-HM1401UTP-E RAV-HM1601UTP-E / RAV-GM1601ATP-E · RAV-GM1601ATJP-E · RAV-GM1601AT8P-E · RAV-GM1601AT8JP-E RAV-RM561MUT-E RAV-RM561UTP-E RAV-RM801UTP-E RAV-RM1101UTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-RM1401UTP-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E · RAV-GP1401AT8-E RAV-RM1601UTP-E / RAV-GP1601AT8-E

Ducted10

RAV-HM901BTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-HM1101BTP-E RAV-HM1401BTP-E RAV-HM1601BTP-E / RAV-GM1601ATP-E · RAV-GM1601ATJP-E · RAV-GM1601AT8P-E · RAV-GM1601AT8JP-E RAV-RM561BTP-E RAV-RM561SDT-E / RAV-GP561ATP-E · RAV-GP561ATW-E RAV-RM801BTP-E RAV-RM1101BTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-RM1401BTP-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E · RAV-GP1401AT8-E RAV-RM1601BTP-E / RAV-GP1601AT8-E

Ceiling suspended10

RAV-HM401CTP-E RAV-HM901CTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-HM1101CTP-E RAV-HM1401CTP-E RAV-HM1601CTP-E RAV-RM561CTP-E RAV-RM801CTP-E RAV-RM1101CTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-RM1401CTP-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E · RAV-GP1401AT8-E RAV-RM1601CTP-E / RAV-GP1601AT8-E

Floor consoles1

RAS-B18J2FVG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1

Floor-standing4

RAV-RM561FT-EN RAV-RM801FT-EN RAV-RM1101FT-EN / RAV-GP1101AT-E RAV-RM1401FT-EN / RAV-GP1401AT-E

Indoor and outdoor pairs1

RAS-077SKV-E6 / RAS-077SAV-E6

Outdoor units87

RAS-107SAV-E6 RAS-137SAV-E6 RAS-167SAV-E5 RAV-GM301ATP-E RAV-GM303ATJP-E RAV-GM303ATP-E RAV-GM401ATP-E RAV-GM403ATP-E RAV-GM561ATJP-E RAV-GM561ATP-E RAV-GM561ATP-E1 RAV-GM563ATP-E RAV-GM703ATP-E RAV-GM703ATP-TR RAV-GM801ATJP-E RAV-GM801ATP-E RAV-GM803ATP-E RAV-GM803ATP-TR RAV-GM903ATP-E RAV-GM1101AT8P-E RAV-GM1101ATJP-E RAV-GM1101ATP-E RAV-GM1103AT8P-E RAV-GM1103ATP-E RAV-GM1401AT8P-E RAV-GM1401ATJP-E RAV-GM1401ATP-E RAV-GM1403AT8P-E RAV-GM1403ATP-E RAV-GM1603AT8P-E RAV-GM1603ATP-E RAV-GM2241AT8-E RAV-GM2241AT8-E1 RAV-GM2243AT8P-E RAV-GM2801AT8-E RAV-GM2801AT8-E1 RAV-GM2803AT8P-E RAV-GP563ATP-E RAV-GP703ATP-E RAV-GP803ATP-E RAV-GP1103AT8P-E RAV-GP1103ATP-E RAV-GP1401AT-E1 RAV-GP1403AT8P-E RAV-GP1403ATP-E RAV-GP1603AT8P-E RAV-GP1603ATP-E RAV-GV561ATP-E RAV-GV801ATP-E RAV-GV1101AT8P-E RAV-GV1101ATP-E RAV-GV1401AT8P-E RAV-GV1401ATP-E RAV-GV1601AT8P-E RAV-GV1601AT8P-E1 RAV-GV1601ATP-E RAV-SM80ATP-E RAV-SM304ATP-E RAV-SM404ATP-E RAV-SM564ATP-E RAV-SM804ATP-E RAV-SM1104AT8P-E RAV-SM1104AT8P-E1 RAV-SM1104ATP-E RAV-SM1104ATP-E1 RAV-SM1404AT8P-E RAV-SM1404ATP-E RAV-SM1404ATP-E1 RAV-SM1603AT-E RAV-SM1603AT-E1 RAV-SM2244AT8-E RAV-SM2246AT8-E RAV-SM2804AT8-E RAV-SM2806AT8-E RAV-SP404ATP-E RAV-SP564ATP-E RAV-SP804ATP-E RAV-SP1104AT-E RAV-SP1104AT-E1 RAV-SP1104AT8-E RAV-SP1104AT8-E1 RAV-SP1404AT-E RAV-SP1404AT-E1 RAV-SP1404AT8-E RAV-SP1404AT8-E1 RAV-SP1604AT8-E RAV-SP1604AT8-E1

Other models30

17 on these comes from each model's own manual, which may not match the meaning above — tap yours to read it.

Wall-mounted33

RAS-05BKV-E / RAS-05BAV-E RAS-07BKV-E / RAS-07BAV-E RAS-10BKV-E / RAS-10BAV-E RAS-10G2KVP-E / RAS-10G2AVP-E RAS-13BKV-E / RAS-13BAV-E RAS-13G2KVP-E / RAS-13G2AVP-E RAS-16BKV-E / RAS-16BAV-E RAS-16G2KVP-E / RAS-16G2AVP-E RAS-18J2KVG-E / RAS-18J2AVG-E RAS-24E2KVG-E / RAS-24E2AVG-E RAS-B05J2KVG-E / RAS-05J2AVG-E RAS-B07J2KVG-E / RAS-07J2AVG-E RAS-B10G3KVSG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10G3KVSGB-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10J2KVG-E / RAS-10J2AVG-E RAS-B10J2KVSG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E RAS-B10N3KV2-E1 / RAS-10N3AV2-E1 RAS-B10N3KVP-E / RAS-10N3AVP-E RAS-B10N4KVRG-E1 / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10S4KVPG-E / RAS-10S4AVPG-E RAS-B13G3KVSG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13G3KVSGB-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13J2KVG-E / RAS-13J2AVG-E RAS-B13J2KVSG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E RAS-B13N3KV2-E1 / RAS-13N3AV2-E1 RAS-B13N3KVP-E / RAS-13N3AVP-E RAS-B13N4KVRG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13S4KVPG-E / RAS-13S4AVPG-E RAS-B16J2KVG-E / RAS-16J2AVG-E RAS-B16N3KV2-E1 / RAS-16N3AV2-E RAS-B16N3KVP-E / RAS-16N3AVP-E RAS-B18J2KVSG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E RAS-B18S4KVPG-E / RAS-18S4AVPG-E

Ducted10

RAS-M07G3DV-E RAS-M07U2DVG-E RAS-M10G3DV-E RAS-M10U2DVG-E RAS-M13G3DV-E RAS-M13U2DVG-E RAS-M16G3DV-E RAS-M16U2DVG-E RAS-M22U2DVG-E RAS-M24U2DVG-E

Floor consoles2

RAS-B10J2FVG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13J2FVG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1

Multi-split outdoor units13

RAS-2M10U2AVG-E RAS-2M14S3AV-E RAS-2M14U2AVG-E RAS-2M18S3AV-E RAS-2M18U2AVG-E RAS-3M18S3AV-E RAS-3M18U2AVG-E RAS-3M26S3AV-E RAS-3M26U2AVG-E RAS-4M27S3AV-E RAS-4M27U2AVG-E RAS-5M34S3AV-E RAS-5M34U2AVG-E

Outdoor units21

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