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The iHome iH5 is a plug-in speaker accessory for Apple's iPod and iPhone, released July 1, 2005.

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Wont charge/play iPod when connected via dock unless tilted fowards

I have the iH56 model (I assume its the same besides some color differences) and whenever I plug my iPod in, it doesn't play or charge unless I push on the top.
There's a small piece of plastic missing from the 30pin and I was assuming that was the issue but i cant find anything on it
(I have tried 3rd 5th and 6th gen iPod classics, along with a 2nd gen Mini, all of them have the same result)

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Common problem. The connector is just really worn out.

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Is there a way to fix it without replacing the connector itself?

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probably not unfortunately

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