Salter Model 981 Personal Scale Cable Repair

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Open the housing

Turn the scale over

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Locate the defective cable point

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

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the old cable

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

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Strip both cable ends

Set stripping pliers to 6mm

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — Tinning both cable ends

With a soldering iron and solder, tin both cable ends

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — Prepare heat shrink tubing

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

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Soldering cable

Solder both tinned cable ends together

crwdns2936071:08crwdne2936071:0 — Insulate the solder joint

Move the shrink tubing over the solder joint

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — Tape the cable in the housing with masking tape

Place the cable in its original course again

crwdns2936071:010crwdne2936071:0 — Solder the cable to the battery contact

Shorten cable to the correct length

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Fasten the cable in the last bend with masking tape