[C320-list] Indicators on Steering Pedestal Instruments Panel ('94 Cat 320)

[Warren Updike]

I responded to Dave with a picture of our dashboard on #62, showing the three LEDs. The “Charge” LED is on until the engine starts, as is the “Low Oil Pressure.” The “High Water Temp” LED is never on unless the coolant temp is above the limit of the sender. 
The Charge light was not connected when we bought the boat. When I upgraded the alternator and added an external regulator, I connected the regulator to the LED.

Dave indicated that there are only two LEDs on his #32... entirely possible. Another suspected difference only 30 hulls apart.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Hupe [mailto:hoopdtwo at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2017 7:26 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Indicators on Steering Pedestal Instruments Panel ('94 Cat 320)

Warren-

Thanks, but I can't seem to find the documents you refer to from Allen on the association website. 

I would imagine/expect that your system and ours would be very similar (few hull numbers between our #32 and your #62), but maybe not.  I could not locate any alarm module (I unscrewed and looked behind my trapezoidal instruments panel where I expected it would be mounted). Is it somewhere else? 

For sure my red indicator is (should be) for low oil pressure (there is a faint oil can symbol on the red bezel). However, I would be hard pressed to see it, since it is lit so dimly (I have to cup my hands around the bezel to see light behind it when I turn on my key).  You didn't answer directly, but I think you are confirming that the white light is to show that the alternator is charging (the light goes off when the engine starts).......correct? I just realized today that the white lamp doesn't have a bezel covering it.  So, maybe the original bezel said what it was for. 

Thanks for all the help to date. 

Dave Hupe
'94 Cat 320 (hull #32)
Holland, MI