Also, I have seen the intermittent caused by an intermittent interconnect cable on the rear. Usually a broken wire inside the connector from cable stress or worst case where the cable meets the connector shell. Those are still repairable, but harder to do. (Find the broken wire, slit the plastic sheath, spread the wire sheath, find the break, repair or jumper it, insulate the single wire, put it all back inside the sheaths, tape up the slotted plastic sheath, check the cable continuity.) Doable, but a PITA. A replacement used cable is in the $35 to $150 range on EBay.
Don Bitters