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Genie DC and FE electric boom lifts (Z-60 DC, S-60 DC, Z-45 DC, Z-45 FE, Z-33/18 DC)

Genie error code 31-11 — Secondary Up/Down Joystick — Shorted to Supply

Message on the display: Secondary Up/Down Joystick — Shorted to Supply

Code 31-11 occurs in machines: Genie Z-60 DC, Z-45 DC, Z-45 FE.

blocking fault

The Genie display shows code 31-11 with the message “Secondary Up/Down Joystick — Shorted to Supply”. It is a blocking fault or a safety-related code: do not use the machine until the cause has been found and removed.

Effect on the machine: Secondary Boom disabled

Possible causes

  • 5V

What you can do

Switch the machine off with the emergency stop and switch it on again. If the code comes back, do not use the machine and call service.

Solution from the manual

Verify: · 5V at JC1-2 (P162JW OR) · B- at JC1-1 (JSGND BR) · 500 to 4500 mV at JC1- 3 & VCON C48-6 (C161 SB WH/BK) through joystick motion

Source: Genie Service and Repair Manuals (Part No. 1307785, 1299608, 1297714, 1271125, 1268514), Fault Codes section.

The descriptions are quoted from the manufacturer's service documentation and are for guidance only. Clearing codes, calibrations and repairs are carried out by a qualified service technician according to the manual for the specific serial number. A machine with an active blocking code must not be used until the cause has been removed.

Does code 31-11 not go away?

RK Rental services Genie lifts at our workshop or on site at the customer's premises (construction site, factory, warehouse). We read the code, remove the cause and select the parts by serial number.

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