# Zivan temperature probe?
**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449
**Category:** GEM Forum
**Created:** [October 17, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449 "2015-10-17T14:04:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@jbooker4238](https://community.electricforum.com/u/jbooker4238)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449/1 "2015-10-17T14:04:26Z")
I’m in Orlando and I have a 1991 4 seater. My charger is flashing a code and I pretty sure it’s the temperature probe. I have read the forums and they say it looks like a miniature tin can. I think I found mine but it is black and has ridges, nothing like a tin can. Does anyone have a picture of one they could post? I will try and get a picture of what mine looks like and post
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### Author:  [@jbooker4238](https://community.electricforum.com/u/jbooker4238)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449/2 "2015-10-18T02:03:12Z")
Can anyone tell me if this is normal or does it look modified by previous owner??
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### Author:  [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2015, 7:02am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449/3 "2015-10-18T07:02:12Z")
What code is it flashing?
I have never seen one like that. I’ll take a wild ass guess and ask you is that a boot that may be missing the end piece?
Daniel, where are you?
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### Author:  [@dougl](https://community.electricforum.com/u/dougl)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449/4 "2018-01-16T00:02:08Z")
FWIW, the one connected to my Zivan NG1 holds an LM335.
> **[lm135a.pdf](https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm135a.pdf)**
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### Author:  [@dougl](https://community.electricforum.com/u/dougl)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449/5 "2018-01-16T00:18:48Z")
DIN numbers looking at the male end with the pins going across the top( notch to the bottom )
X—4---X—5---X Pins 4 and 5 are to the sensors
1—4---2—5---3 Maybe this with pin 1, 2 and 3 being Charge LED pins
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### Author:  [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449/6 "2018-01-16T00:47:48Z")
If it uses a three wire sensor with two wires, it needs connection to b- at battery. Not?
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### Author:  [@dougl](https://community.electricforum.com/u/dougl)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/zivan-temperature-probe/5449/7 "2018-01-30T05:11:13Z")
It’s a voltage divider so it just needs the connections in the DIN( pins 4 and 5 ) to complete the circuit. The LM135 is an unusual temp sensor because it outputs voltage in Kelvin(K) instead of C like most. But the advantage is that it can represent negative temps( in F ) while only providing positive voltage values.
Usually, these temp sensors are connected to the battery lugs because that is what’s going to xfer the internal battery temps best.