TDK Life on Record A26 Battery Replacement

Get a replacement battery from the TDK company. The battery part number is E23-00059-01.

Obtain the screwdriver and the T09 (Torx) bit from the iFixit toolkit and assemble them together.

Use the T09-bit screwdriver to remove the two 8-mm torx screws on the bottom strip of the speaker.

Remove the faceplate by using the pointy side of the black plastic spudger.

Stick the point of the spudger into one of the corners surrounding the faceplate and gently pull it up.

Then exchange the T09 bit for a PH1 bit

Use the PH1-bit screwdriver to remove the eight 11-mm Phillips head screws that are located behind the faceplate.

Remove the one 7-mm Phillips head screw located on the lower left of the front of the speaker with the PH1-bit screwdriver.

After all screws are removed, turn the speaker over to the back of the speaker.

Use the blue plastic opening tool from the toolkit to pry off the back of the speaker, gradually moving around the device.

Then remove the bottom narrow strip of plastic to uncover the battery.

Follow the red, black, and white wires attached to the green battery sleeve down to the white small plug.

Once you have found the white plug, gently grip the colored wires and carefully pull to remove the white plug from the speaker.