Airport Express - green blinking light, every second. doesn't power up

Question

I've tried resetting it, it doesn't react to it. I've tried leaving it without power for a while, it's the old one, got it around 2003 I think, has it reached its burrial time or is there something I can do to fix it?

Answer 1

But since it does sort of "power up" and gives me an error, I should be able to do something about it?
Not if an internal electronic component itself is defective, which is likely the case. And, even if you could find the component on the circuit board, I doubt that you could replace it easily.
I have seen close tolerance internal connections work loose due to internal heat expansion issues over time, but as I said.....it is a real longshot.
If it were me, I would replace an 8 year old device, but it might be fun to poke around inside the device if you have the time.