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POWER POINTS

THERE WAS a time when a simple solenoid-type of dual-battery system was enough to happily supply your auxiliary 12-volt power needs – it’d keep the Engel cold without draining a vehicle’s main starter battery, and perhaps run a camp light every now and then. This still does the job for many folks and their vehicles, but in an age when vehicle manufacturers are filling the cars with complex electronics systems, travellers never leave home without every conceivable electronic gadget, and 4x4 builds that include everything including the kitchen sink, our auxiliary power needs have changed considerably.

Our Ford Ranger has become one of those ‘everything including the kitchen sink’ type builds, so a

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