best wishes Phil,
as someone that has been sorting old electrics,I can understand your pain,
but soon (hopefully) you will get the urge to once more play around with a circuit tester ,and multi meter
yes ,I was out in the sunshine today,but stuck inside watching the live feed from the MotoGP in the desert were extreme rain,and flooded
track had forced the cancellation of qualifing !!
if you want help,let me know