General Electric Telephone 2-9710A 3V Headset Battery Replacement

Remove the phone cord from the phone jack from the base of the headset.

• Use a plastic opening tool to remove the phone cord.

Remove the phone cord screw cap.

• Unscrew the 7.5mm screw.
• Remove the screw cap.

Remove the cord from the phone base.

Remove the plastic cover with a Plastic Opening Tool by gently sliding the tool underneath the plastic and pry the cover off.

Remove the paper with a Plastic Opening Tool by gently sliding the tool underneath and prying the paper away from the phone.

Remove the rubber stopper with a Plastic Opening Tool by gently sliding the tool underneath and pry away from the phone.

Remove the two screws.

• Remove the 2 21mm screws by using a Philips #1 screwdriver.

Pull apart the handset by pulling the shell away from the other half of the phone.

Remove 3 screws attaching the logic board to shell.

• Remove the 13mm screw with a Philips #1 screwdriver.
• Remove the 2 13mm screws with washers with a Philips #1 screwdriver.

Slide out the phone jack from the shell by gently lifting up the phone jack.

Without removing the logic board completely, pivot the logic board out of shell.

Use tweezers to apply pressure on battery holder tabs.

Apply pressure directly on battery holder to slide it through the shell.

• Battery is going to slide through the bottom.

Lift tabs on the side of the holder by putting your fingers directly on the tab to pull it apart.

While holding the battery, remove it from the holder.

Now insert the new battery.

• Ensure that the positive side of the battery is facing the tabs.