Reef Angel Forum

Will the reef angel head only accept a temperature probe from reef angel? I happened to have this at home:

5M Waterproof Digital Thermal Temperature Temp Sensor Probe DS18B20 Connector
i got it on ebay a while back.

But when i tried to plug it in any of the temp ports it auto shuts off the head and the head unit loses its time.

Try this:
http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.php?p=29215#p29215

from that post it says:
left-> GND
middle-> Data
right-> +5VDC

on my cable its the correct placement but i see its vcc instead of vdc. could this be the problem? is there anything i can do to use it?

Output lead: red (VCC), yellow(DATA) , black(GND)

Stainless steel shell: 6*40mm

Output : 3 wires

3.0V ～ 5.5V power supply
9-12 bits adjustable resolution
Need no external components, unique single-bus interface
Wire gauge: 24AWG

It's same thing. I'm thinking you got the wrong polarity.
Try inverting the vcc and gnd wire leads.