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iPod Nano first gen headphone socket?

The headphone socket on my Nano is worn out, I can't get the phones plug in the socket properly. If anyone knows how to DIY the socket that would be great. It's a small and fiddly little thing so I know it will be tricky.
R Fowler, March 2007
I'm now going to answer my own question. I took my nano apart which was slightly nervewracking but worth the effort. After I got the main board out I could see much more clearly up the headphone socket and lo, it was full of fluff which was compacted at the bottom of the socket. So I used a pin to extract the fluff..bingo. Now freshly emboldened I may try installing linux on the thing. I'm I nuts or what.

R Fowler, April 2007
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