Genie S and Z boom lifts: ‘source + error type’ codes (S-40, S-45, S-80, S-85, Z-60/34, Z-51/30J)
Genie error code 79-13 — Hour meter — No Response
Message on the display: Hour meter — No Response
Code 79-13 occurs in machines: Genie S-60, Z-45 XC.
warning / function limited
The Genie display shows code 79-13 with the message “Hour meter — No Response”. It is a warning: some functions of the machine may be limited until the cause has been removed.
Effect on the machine: Loss of communication to hour meter. Machine functions normal.
Possible causes
The manual does not list the causes for this code: the service technician establishes them during diagnosis of the machine.
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
Check power and ground to hour meter. Check CAN bus circuit for open or short. Check CAN bus resistance between CAN high and CAN low. 60 ohms.
Source: Genie Service Manual S-80/S-85 (111165), S-40/S-45 (102521), Z-60/34 and Service and Repair Manual Z-51/30J (1268553GT), Control System Fault Codes tables.
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 79-13 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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