REDARC SBI212 override not working

Submitted: Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at 14:40
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Hi,
I have a redarc SBI212 (the 200amp one) and it has been going great for 2+ years in my LC200. In late 2014 I went overseas for 6 weeks and when I came back the starter battery was too low to start the car (I took out the 2 original batteries and put a big starting battery on the left and wired a deep cycle for fridge use on the right side via the redarc. I also put a momentary switch on the redarcs override wire in the cabin).
So I hit the momentary switch for ten seconds and kept it on and started the car. Fantastic.
This year again I went away for 5 weeks and again the start battery was too low. I hit the override button again but this time there was nothing. No click - zilch. I tested the deep cycle battery and it had plenty of charge.
So my question is what could be wrong. Has the solenoid in the redarc ceased? I bypassed the override switch and applied 12V directly to the blue wire and still nothing. I didn't check if it draws any current but I doubt it as no sparks were observed.

Any ideas?
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