Thread: Jump Starting?
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Old 12-30-2012, 02:45 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by VeryTangled View Post
Do you need heavier gauge wire in the jumper cables?
-VeryTangled/Jeff
Yes. I bought the longest beefiest cables I could at NAPA. Anything less and you've got smoke and melting pretty quick jumping from 12 volt.
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