Ah cool! thanks for the advice, was on to a tech here in Ireland but couldn't give an indication as to when he would be free to take a look at it , so took a look myself... and hey ho! worked like a charm, prepped the site,clipped the pins, cable tie'd the battery in place for easier soldering,flux and solder at the ready....job done! put back in the processor board,gave it? test run... all good! loaded a back up of my singles and multis... sounds so alive! hopefully that's it now for another ten years... hahaha p.s. to Jacob - yea solder sucker and braid,site cleaned with isopropyl alcohol,and left to sit.
D.C.
dave mezza