Internal Disk Error - 3rd Generation Time Capsule

HI all,
I have read many of the discussion points relating to the "Internal Disk Error" on a Time Capsule and the need to take it to pieces, extract the drive and use DiskWarrior or similar to restore the data.
I use my TC as a backup drive, so although the data was important I didn't need to recover it.  I have connected it via a caddy and erased it.  The drive is perfectly viewable on my Mac via USB in the caddy.
When I have reconnected it all (correctly) in the TC and connected to it the "Internal Disk Error" remains.  The TC therefore still doesnt work as a backup drive just an expensive wireless Access Point.
Any ideas, as I could really do with the drive backing up my Mac again....

The Gen3 finished production June 2011 but most are older than that. It does suggest all of them are over 2.5 years.
Do you have a computer still running 5.6 utility.. that will give you a lot more info??
Gen 3 has a bunch of faults caused by the failing ceramic caps.
See https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair/new-issue-with-a1355-gen-3-tc
The ones with Flextronics power supplies are probably more fragile than the Delta.. did yours have a black plastic coated power supply or was it translucent plastic??
That is why I suggest using it via USB as it will not load the power supply as badly.

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