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SVOboy · 11-05-2010, 05:52 AM

50w isn't going to be nearly enough to indefinitely run with no alternator. Perhaps it could give you a little extra on a deep cycle battery in terms of distance, but 50w is a pretty low draw if you can manage to get that.

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