Ipod Video (5th Gen) No Sound / Heavy Static - Read This! - Quick Fix Found
** Pinch the bottom right corner of your Ipod and see if the audio comes back. **
I saw this tip on another forum and it worked like a charm. This obviously shows me this is a manufacturing defect and nothing else.
This problem can be described by the following:
1) Ipod 5th Generation, age of about 6-15 months.
2) Usually starts with heavy static in audio, increasing to nothing but static, fading into silence.
3) It's not the headphones, and it's not the bottom connector.
4) The 5 R's doesn't fix the problem.
5) Starts very suddenly.
6) Seems to be heat related as each morning after cooling off, the Ipod will play audio for about 5 minutes, then start the process all over.
7) Pinching the bottom right corner seems to temporarily fix the problem by fixing the broken solder/connection.
OK, my Ipod just left for server (another $30, thanks) and I have read others say that the service people claim nothing is wrong (usually because it takes 5 minutes or so for the problem to surface) and their Ipod is returned to them.
I just want Apple to be aware of this problem and offer to fix it, it's not fair to have a product break "under warranty" and still be faced with paying $30 (minimum) to fix it.
Please add to this if you have the same issue.
Ipod Video 60GB, Windows XP