A couple of months ago, I made a comment that my 10-year old iPod Video (5.5G) was still working well, in the context of bemoaning the reliability of newer devices.

Sadly, this is no longer entirely true - apparently the DAC has packed a sad, as the iPod no longer produces music from the headphone socket or from the analog connectors in the 30-pin socket on the bottom.

A quick Google Search and there was a suggestion of a known-issue with the iPod, and that if I squeezed the bottom right corner hard, then it'll work again temporarily.

And sure enough, if I squeeze hard, then music comes back.

Apparently this is due to a known-problem in that the DAC chip's solder sockets loosen over time; Apple was doing warranty and even out-of-warranty repairs for a while, but that stopped a few years ago too (not entirely surprisingly - this is a 10 year old device!)

Does anyone know anyone with sufficient skills to actually repair something like this still; or is my iPod consigned for the dust-bin of history?

Thanks!