How do you change the batteries on a Salter model 3007? i changed the batteries and it isn't turning on.

http://www.scalemanuals.com/saltermanuals/1052-manual.pdf

Take a ten pound bag of sugar and calibrate the scale to read 10 pounds.

Did you ever find a solution? Mine are reading L also after a battery change. Thanks

Sometimes the batteries have been there for a while when the product was in the store. Check the battery and change it. That should work

The weighing pad mates with a circular metal plate underneath and needs to be rotated clockwise to unclip from the metal plate. Peel back the lower right corner of the instruction label on the bottom. This reveals a hole through which a philips head screwdriver needs to be inserted to loosen a screw which then allows the weighing pad to be rotated. The screw only needs to be loosened, not removed.

How to open up the Salter 3007 Aquatronic Digital Scale:
1. Look for a hole (covered by a label) on the bottom of the device, not far from the L-R centre line, and about 1-3/4" from the front. Peel back the label and use a small cross-head screwdriver to loosen the screw that can be seen though the hole (needs about one turn, no need to remove it). Place the scale upright, and rotate the weighing pad slightly in a clockwise direction. This will disengage the tabs on the plastic pad which hold it to a metal base, so that it can be lifted off. 2. Remove the six screws recessed around the bottom of the scale. 3. Place the scale upright and gently "snap" apart the top and bottom shells (catches molded into the left and right ends). Be *** VERY CAREFUL *** when doing this as the display is held in place on a plastic bridge by the upper shell. When this is removed the display is loose except for a flexible plastic printed connector strip (which links it to the circuit board). It is *** all too easy for this strip to break away at one end or the other ***.

This sounds very typical of kitchen and postal scales. I know you don't want to hear this, but this basically means it is time to replace your scale with a better scale - perhaps no longer giving Salter your business..

The 1 part just slides off.

I had the same problem with my Salter 987 scale. Pull the battery out for about 10 seconds and put it back in. Then push the scale once so it turns on. After the blinking stops, push it once more. The scale will now zero itself. After the scale has zero'd itself it may turn off after a brief moment. It's now ready to use normally. If you're standing on the scale when it's trying to calibrate to zero, it will assume your weight is zero. Don't stand on the scale after replacing the battery untill you first complete the steps listed above.

I contacted Salter and unfortunately the scales cant be repaired. Could you please remove my request. Thank you.