Faulty battery, bad alternator, or both (photos)

RedFish said

Find a garbage can for that electric choke assist. It may have been your initial problem.
You don't need it. The choke works just fine without it.

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Ah! so I should be ok bypassing it altogether?
That makes things a lot easier (and cleaner for wire routing), if so!

Thanks RedFish for the input!