# 8888 Displayed on my GEM 2001 **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [May 18, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/8888-displayed-on-my-gem-2001/21487 "2021-05-18T16:54:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hastings47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@Hastings47](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Hastings47)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/8888-displayed-on-my-gem-2001/21487/1 "2021-05-18T16:54:09Z")
My 2001 GEM has new batteries, I drove it two days with charging each night and now it’s dead and 8888 is displayed on the screen. Any thoughts or suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![dougl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@dougl](https://community.electricforum.com/u/dougl)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/8888-displayed-on-my-gem-2001/21487/2 "2021-05-18T20:26:51Z")
search for 8888 and read up on if any of those match your problem. There are many posts mentioning 8888 on the display. ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/8888-displayed-on-my-gem-2001/21487/3 "2021-05-18T21:25:19Z")
You are probably out of plutonium. Seek out a Mr Fusion adapter/processor and the thing will run on basically garbage. . Oh wait- that was just 88. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/8888-displayed-on-my-gem-2001/21487/4 "2021-05-18T21:28:03Z")
Check coms cable from dash to controller. Reset controller by cycling power.