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UnsteadyKen wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote..

And this proves what? Other than cables need to be up to the job?

It wasn't intended to prove anything, just a light hearted answer to
your question: "Why would anyone use standard jump leads".

Not much point in giving light hearted answers to Kitty's ****e - he has
the sense of humour of an Iyatolla. But not so pretty.

Then they're not 'super heavy duty' enough. Or does the cable twixt
battery and starter routinely melt on such vehicles?

Tell that to Boss Skinflint.

Not really an answer to the point.

No, they don't melt. Dunno why, maybe they are made from high end
loudspeaker cable.

The amount of overload to melt decent quality 'ordinary' jump leads - like
the 25mm² ones I'd had for ages would be rare. They've jump started a 100
Kva diesel generator off an ordinary car's battery. And of course most
trucks are 24 volts so the current is halved. But it depends on length.
Hardly rocket science.

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