How To Remove Battery From Timex Ironman Triathlon Watch

My trusty Ironman Triathlon began getting dim on me about a week agone and then information technology was acting strangely–finally information technology went blank on me. Time for another repair.

How to Replace Battery on Timex Ironman Triathlon Scout

Hardware

Timex 5K198 Ironman Classic Watch

Tools Needed

Precision Screwdriver Set

Parts Needed

CR 2016 Bombardment

Step 1: Unscrew the four phillips screws on the back of the watch.

I accept a set of precision screwdrivers like the set I take linked in the "Tools Needed" section and the smallest phillips screwdriver works fine. The screws are pocket-sized and so brand certain to set up them aside where you are not going to loose them.

Four Back Screws Loosened — Timex Ironman Triathlon-Four Dorsum Screws Loosened

Step 2: Remove the back.

At that place are springs the button on the back for the piezoelectric speaker and then the back volition want to come off. I used a small flat screw driver and gently nudged up on the edge and the back popped up.

Gently Prying off the Back with a Flat Screwdriver — Gently Prying off the Dorsum

Pace iii: Remove the battery embrace spiral and lift off the battery cover.

There is 1 screw that holds a metal shield down over the battery. Remove that screw:

Battery Cover Screw Location — How to Replace Timex Ironman Triathlon Batteries-Bombardment Cover Screw

The battery encompass tucks in on the top border then elevator from the bottom side (the cease where you removed the screw). The battery cover volition stick to the battery because of that red sticker and when y'all lift up the bombardment cover the battery will lift out as well. You do not want to remove the sentinel internals or you volition brand the job more difficult (like I did). Peal the bombardment embrace off the bombardment and you will have something that looks like this (pardon the slightly out-of-focus image):

How to Supercede Timex Ironman Triathlon Batteries-Old Battery and Battery Cover

Footstep four: Insert a new battery into the picket.

Lay the battery with the push button end downwardly like this with the positive (+) side up:

New Battery Inserted — New Bombardment Inserted

Step v: Reinstall the bombardment encompass.

Start by hooking the tiptop of the battery cover in its slot and so lay the battery comprehend down, centering information technology over the battery and lining up the pigsty where the screw will be inserted:

Inserting Battery Door into Slot — Inserting Bombardment Door tab into Slot

And then reinstall the bombardment door screw:

Reinstalling the battery door screw — Reinstalling the bombardment door screw

Step half dozen: Reinstall the waterproofing gasket

Chances are, the prophylactic gasket that keeps water out of the watch will leap out of its channel when you accept the back off. I completely removed the gasket and cleaned any debris off of it:

How to Replace Timex Ironman Triathlon Batteries-Back Gasket — Waterproofing gasket removed

Insert the gasket back into its channel every bit seen below:

Back Gasket in Channel — Back Gasket Reinstalled in Channel

Stride seven: Reinstall the back

With the top of the scout at the top, reinstall the back so the lettering imprinted in the dorsum of the watch is right-side up:

Reinstall the four screws. I held the back on tightly as I screwed them in:

Reinstalling the 4 Back Screws — Squeezing the Back on Tightly While Reinstalling the four Back Screws

Step viii: Set the Fourth dimension

The on-screen instructions are pretty skilful compared to digital watches of yesteryear. Employ the Commencement/Dissever button to increase the number, employ the STOP/RESET button to decrease the number, employ the Way button to advance to the side by side setting and the Prepare/RECALL button for Done.

The Engagement, Day, and time are set:

Troubleshooting

If buttons don't piece of work

The first time I reassembled the watch the Terminate/RESET button didn't work. I had to have it apart and in doing and so I realized that the entire watch insides were not quite lined upward with the buttons. Make sure the metallic tab at the correct and the left are non tucked under and make certain the buttons line up with the arched part of the spring artillery as indicated in the image below:

There are two buttons on each side that needs to line up with the curved metal spring slice and 1 metal tab that should be on elevation.

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