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I am impressed, but.... 100gr means 100 grain which is 6479.891 milligrams, i.e. 6.4 gm or approx 1/4oz! Definitely a delicate touch

Ooooh... that's a good one... even though took me some time to understand...

This must be, because where I live, right in the middle of continental, central Europe, we use those ancient English measurement units very rarely

Not peculiarly English as
At least since antiquity, grains of wheat or barley were used by Mediterranean traders to define units of mass; along with other seeds, especially those of the carob tree. According to a longstanding tradition, 1 carat (the mass of a carob seed) was equivalent to the weight of 4 wheat grains or 3 barleycorns.

However there is a long pedigree of these measurements
The history of the modern troy grain can be traced back to a royal decree in 13th century England: By consent of the whole Realm the King's Measure was made, so that an English Penny, which is called the Sterling, round without clipping, shall weigh Thirty-two Grains of Wheat dry in the midst of the Ear; Twenty-pence make an Ounce; and Twelve Ounces make a Pound.
—Henry III of England


Makes metrication terribly modern!

That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing this info.

I'm pretty sure this is either a battery Ampage/voltage output issue or the variation on the starter click.

1st check the voltage of the battery using a volt meter. Need to check you get 12.5 Volts unloaded.. ie no starter. (good condition battery) If Below 12v unloaded then suspect duff battery.

If you have over 12 Volts unloaded and If you get under 9 Volts loaded ie starter button engaged (you may see as low as 6 Volts) then it's the battery...

If you get over 12.5 volts unloaded and still over 10 when loaded then it's the starter.

I have had this before on my original Aero. P.S. only get BOSH starter as variation in quality can cause repeat symptoms quickly without seemingly at fault!!

BOSH btw.. should not be overly expensive.

BOSHLY on the other hand, expensive, exclusive and definitely the connoisseurs choice

PS - hope you get of sorted as the only thing worse than a breakdown/malfunction is an intermittent one and the uncertainty you feel every time you go to start her

Give it a bash with a bosh(ly) or vice versa - slightly heavier than 1/4 oz!

Thanks guys! Thanks Cerealsurfer!
My battery went flat a couple months ago in the workshop, could be the cause...

I'll let my mechanic check the volts.

The Aero S1 Gel Batteries don't survive going flat... it's almost certainly the problem.

correct... take 100gr