Older Airport Express Completely Stopped Working

After almost four years of flawless performance, my Airport Express up and "died" today. Resetting it with a paperclip, and multiple attempts to reconnect it have all failed. The LED simply won't light up under any circumstance.
Is it possible that my Airport just wore out?
Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks!

It's likely that the power supply in the AX has failed.
Repairs on an AX are not for the faint of heart, but if you want to attempt this, the link below will give you some idea of the procedure. But, if you ask a repair shop to attempt this, the cost of repairs would probably exceed the cost of a new AX(n).
http://echoone.com/airport-express/

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