So you went RWA's way and soldered the BGs straight to the HP jack, eh? Elegant stuff, vvs. I just can't believe you went ahead and destroyed part of your chip just like that. I imagine it would be a matter of microns between the chip's life and death. Seeing how both you and RWA were able to keep the caps indoors makes me want to do the same. Then I remember that I don't have a suitably portable amp at the moment, so I still want to have the option of the headphone jack. Even when I do get said amp (I'm thinking Mini3 so far), I'm not sure I'll listen solely exclusively via the amp, so the HP jack and rocket pack is here to stay unless I can figure something else out. But I'm glad you found a solution that works for you. Thanks for the photos.
BTW, what the heck is that circle in all of your photos? I can't imagine a lens doing that kind of work to an image.
I just found out I'll be getting another broken 4G click wheel, so once I fix that mother up, maybe I'll try the "clean" way.
