Salter Model 981 Personal Scale Cable Repair

Turn the scale over

Remove the battery from the battery compartment

Open the 4 screws with a triangular 2.0 screwdriver

Lift the cover (if necessary, use a flat-blade screwdriver or spudger to help at the corners)

Turn the scale back to the front side and remove the top side.

Adhesive strips are located at the marked points, under which defective cables could be located.

In my case the point of failure was quite obvious (marking, plus cable cut)

Here you can already see that these cables are also affected. If it is not so obvious, the cables should be checked for continuity.

use a soldering iron to desolder the old cable at the battery compartment and remove it

shorten the remaining cable so that the newly soldered piece is not at a breaking point (bend)

Set stripping pliers to 6mm

Strip the cable end of the still installed cable

Strip the cable end of the new cable

With a soldering iron and solder, tin both cable ends

Cut the 1mm heat shrink tubing 1:2 to a good length of approx. 2cm (so that the stripped contacts are covered)

Before soldering place the heat shrink tubing on one of the cables.

Solder both tinned cable ends together

Move the shrink tubing over the solder joint

Shrink the shrink tubing with a hot air gun/hair dryer/lighter

Place the cable in its original course again

Secure all critical points with masking tape (except for the last bend)

Shorten cable to the correct length

Strip cable to 6mm with wire strippers

tin cable with soldering iron and soldering tin

solder cable to the battery contact

if necessary shorten soldered cable after soldering

Fasten the cable in the last bend with masking tape

Turn the scale over

Insert the battery into the battery compartment

Turn the scale over

Test the scale by activating it (pressing down on it)