ATT CL2940 Speakerphone Replacement

Written By: Charles Messmore

Comments: 1

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

30 - 40 minutes

Introduction

The speakerphone is used to talk hands-free on the phone. If your AT&T phone, model ATT CL2940 speakerphone is not functioning properly, this guide will provide steps for replacing the speaker.

You will need to solder to complete this guide. If you are not familiar, check out this article for an introduction. Be careful as the soldering iron will be very hot. This guide will teach you how do de-solder the malfunctioning speaker, and re-solder the new one in place.

Before you begin, make sure the phone is disconnected from the external power source.

Tools

Step 1

Remove five 9.5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the back panel of the phone.

Step 2

Slide the metal spudger into the crack and continue around to the front panel of the phone.
Be careful not to break the clips that hold the back panel to the front panel.

Step 3

When setting the back panel down, be careful to not rip any of the wires off of the internal components.

Step 4

Remove the front panel of the device as shown.

Step 5

Desolder the speakerphone with a soldering iron.
If you are unfamiliar with solder, check out the article on soldering and be very careful. The iron is hot!

Step 6

Use the soldering iron to reconnect the wires to the new speaker.
Place the new speaker back in place.
Make sure that all of the components are back in place.

Author

Charles Messmore

Member since: 15/02/16

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One comment

Why do all these repairs require NO PARTS to replace defective parts?

And, of course< there is no links to a place to purchase the needed parts...

rpoland - 17/04/17