[C320-list] Novice questions

[Jim DeLong]

> Just reciently acquired hull #453 and am slowly trying to learn the boat.
>
> Previous 'big boat' sailing has been on 38 ft. plus boats that had 
> redundant
> AC/DC pannels.
> The AC pannel on this 320 only has switches for accessories (which 
> ones??),
> battery charger, water heater, and ??? isn't there another one?
>
> It seems on this older 320, when at the dock on AC, I need to run the nav
> station, VHS, GPS, CD/radio, lights etc. on the battery. Assume the A/C is
> charging the battery as this stuff runs. The Aircon/dehumidifier unit runs
> on AC directly without going through the batteries.
>
>
> I've never seen teh AC service light come on, or the DC service light. Is 
> it
> common for these to fail? If so, is the replacement easy?
>
> Any help undrestandint the operation of this system will be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,  Jim
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