Actually, it seems that I was using the wrong technique to remove the battery. There was a nice guy over on another forum who pointed me to a video in which it shows the proper way to do it. At first I was skeptical. And then I tried it. I felt a bit foolish. But that's why these forums are here I guess. People with lots of knowledge who are kind enough to share it with newbs like me. I've learned so much here over the past few days. So much appreciated. I've never tried to post a video link before... so it may be wrong.
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