My daughter’s 4 year old i-pod broke - no headphones. The Apple store said it wasn’t repairable, but would give her money towards a new device.
I did a youtube search and figured it was probably the headphone jack. It was a fun project to watch a couple of videos and use the best ideas of both to take the i-pod apart and put in the new $4.50 part. Spent perhaps an hour doing research, and 45 minutes doing the repair with her help.
My son who I thought never paid much attention had some gal at his college tweet something like “Fixed my closet with a paper clip, and screw from my desk” #myhero
Tomorrow we tackle the struts on his car.
Good Job!