The machines are taking over!
My new battery was just delivered and after some dodgy soldering, numerous Aussie wickets and gluing the inner and outer case together and to my fingers it is now on charge. Working so far. Wonder how long the charge will last.
It lasts for an hour which is OK for the lack of running I am doing at the moment but It needs charging after every run. Have to get it fixed for the future. It's 6 years old and £7 to fix.