[_Jim]

Not that it makes much difference, but most jumper cables nowadays are made of aluminum wire, not copper.

<sarcasm>Not that it makes any difference </sarcasm> - but a lot of HV transmisison wire is ALUMINUM too ...

[UCANSEE2]

You are correct. What matters is the amount of amperage, not the voltage. The high tension wire has high voltage, low amperage. Transformer outputs are low voltage, high amperage, but I am sure you already know this.

You also know if one end of the jumper cable was anywhere near 'the ground', 'a ground', and he got anywhere near the high tension wire with the other end, he would be a french fry.

Still, what do you think he was trying to do? I.E. What was he going to hook the cables to on the generator end ? Or am I asking a stupid, doesn't matter he's dead, question ?