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I threw mine on the ammeter a few weeks ago when I replaced my battery. The starter draws around 30 amperes. The wire is nowhere near large enough to handle this current but, they use it relying on the fact that you will usually only push the button down for about 2 seconds.
Mine starts that easily but the wire still gets pretty warm if not super hot which softens the insulation.
I expect to see many more threads or replies by people having cooked wires. One issue I had while tinkering with my electrical was the prong bending inside the connectors so I had no juice flowing at all until I found the trouble.
Replace all your wires carrying high current. Any of us that haven't melted theirs are just lucky. It may take 2 weeks, 2 years or 12 but it's still luck keeping the insulation from melting off.
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