2000 GEM E825 Key Switch

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I love a challenge so I guess I picked the right ride

42

Not that I know of. I can’t think why it would be necessary.

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I read through this whole post and it sounds to me like you have your Zivan/GEM plugged into AC and are trying to use the key to turn on the GEM. The white and green wires you plugged into the Zivan are part of the key/enable system so when your plugged into AC you can NOT drive away.

Unplug your charger from AC and then try your key. If that doesn’t do anything then disconnect those 2 wires(w/spade connectors) from the Zivan and jumper them together and then try the key switch.

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Are these the wires you speak ok?

Just to confirm -

  1. Unplug the cart from the wall so that no power is going to the Zivan

  2. Disconnect the green / white cables

  3. Try key switch

  4. If key switch doesn’t work jump white and green cables.

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Show us the wiring on the top of your charger. Mainly the little ones.

And No. You got those instructions oddly incorrect.
Just to confirm -

  1. Unplug the cart from the wall so that no power is going to the Zivan
  2. Try key switch- Does it work(Y/N?)
  3. If key switch doesn’t work disconnect white and green cables. (Yours may be different colors. )
  4. jump white and green cables.
  5. Try key switch again.
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Holy “why is this battery terminal floating Batman”!

I’m getting the feeling this is not a “hey, my start switch wires fell off, where do they go?” and more of a ‘got this cheap GEM with no batteries, no charger and wires hanging out and it’s not working’ type of thing.

No way should the battery Master Disconnect be hanging off a battery in the front and no way should there be a battery in the rear seat compartment not be wired with heavy gauge wire into the system.

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dougl brings up a good point.
Go back to the battery pic. You never did expand on what was going on there.