Hi prd,
Thanks for reconfirming, Yes, I have the wire from the positive terminal of the Honda solenoid to "B" Terminal of the Key switch with glass fuse.
I could not undo one of the 8mm can bolts due to lack of space, I tried 8mm short spanner, and 1/4" drive socket with 50mm and 75mm extension bar.
I left the Honda solenoid in situ, and will apply silastic soon.
The battery has been on charger for 35 hours continual, only three cells seem to be ok, rest of the cells might be knackered.
I don't know if the battery can be revived, couple of web pages (mostly American) saying that old batteries that seem to be dead can be brought back to life. One web site reckons about 1 week on trickle charge.
Not sure about that one. I've sourced one from a wrecker, good battery with blemishes for about $50.00. Only hiccup, the battery height is 19cm, mine is 15.5cm or 16cm if you take the top of the battery case into calcs.
Cheers, Bondy
