Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Phone Cord
  • 2 steps
  • Disassembling General Electric Telephone 2-9710A Handset
  • 8 steps
  • 3V Headset Battery
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Phone Cord
  • Unplug the device before proceeding.
  • Using a plastic opening tool, remove the phone cord from the phone jack at the base of the headset.
  • To release the cable gently, press down on the top plastic tab of the connector.

Unplug the device before proceeding.

Using a plastic opening tool, remove the phone cord from the phone jack at the base of the headset.

To release the cable gently, press down on the top plastic tab of the connector.

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Step 2

  • Remove the 7.5mm screw.
  • Remove the screw cap.
  • Pull up the phone cord to remove from the base.

Remove the 7.5mm screw.

Remove the screw cap.

Pull up the phone cord to remove from the base.

Step 3

              Disassembling General Electric Telephone 2-9710A Handset
  • Remove the plastic cover with a plastic opening tool by gently sliding the tool underneath the plastic and pry the cover off.

Remove the plastic cover with a plastic opening tool by gently sliding the tool underneath the plastic and pry the cover off.

Step 4

  • Remove the paper with a plastic opening tool by gently sliding the tool underneath and prying the paper away from the phone.

Remove the paper with a plastic opening tool by gently sliding the tool underneath and prying the paper away from the phone.

Step 5

  • Remove the rubber stopper with a plastic opening tool by gently sliding the tool underneath and pry 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.

Step 6

  • Remove the two 2.1 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the two 2.1 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 7

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

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

Step 8

  • Remove 3 screws attaching the motherboard to shell.
  • Remove the 13 mm screw with a Philips #1 screwdriver.
  • Remove the two 13 mm screws with washers with a Philips #1 screwdriver.

Remove 3 screws attaching the motherboard to shell.

Remove the 13 mm screw with a Philips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the two 13 mm screws with washers with a Philips #1 screwdriver.

Step 9

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

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

Step 10

  • Without removing the motherboard completely, pull up slightly and pivot the motherboard out of the shell.
  • Be careful not to pull the connectors out.

Without removing the motherboard completely, pull up slightly and pivot the motherboard out of the shell.

Be careful not to pull the connectors out.

Step 11

              3V Headset Battery
  • 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.

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.

Step 12

  • 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.

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.

Step 13

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

Now insert the new battery.

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

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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