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The welding leads used are 15'. Slave cables are typically 12' and 20'. It's a relevant comparison due to the same cable diameter, and the fact that in welding you know exactly what the amperage is. From this we know that 200ish amps doesn't heat 2/0 cable, but slaving a vehicle quickly does...

I concede you may know something I don't. Here's some relevant experience i have - Welding with 2/0 cable all day at 225 amps and the cables don't get warm. Slaving a 5ton truck using slave cables made from 2/0 cable and they're too hot to touch after just a bit of cranking. Batteries are...

Consider not just the current when slaving the hmmwv and its relatively modest requirements. Consider also if someone were to slave a bigger vehicle from the hmmwv. 1000amps seems not unrealistic and perhaps not sufficient...