Welcome to the world of low voltage and high current. I've seen guys stick weld with a set of jumper cables and the battery in a jam on the trail.

I know one guy who almost lost his finger because of his ring, he was undoing the batt terminal with a wrench and hit the other side...

George

 

Everything worked out. A slow charge off my dad's volvo did the trick. I am surprised how in the cold a wound up jumper cable can crack and the copper twine underneath breaks apart. Both of our jumper cables are broken now. Time to get new ones I guess. I have a booster pack at home, but apparently these come in different sizes. Mine is for sub compact cars perfect for the miata I had back in '09. That booster didn't work on my Jag in addition to my neighbor's ford winstar. I am learning things slow but getting there. I relied on money to pay my way out of things such as changing headlight bulbs, battery changing and what not. Now I am trying to learn common sense. Which isn't easy to save a few bucks. Along the way, we all make stupid mistakes.

 

Maybe it's why so many people think that Bud or Coors Lite is world's best beer. I still prefer garden hose water.