head may crack and prevent further force
adjustments. The full range to achieve max-
imum force is approximately 10 full turns.
When maximum force (full “+” adjustment)
is reached, you will hear a "click" with each
rotaon. Do not turn further aer hearing
the rst click.
Cleaning & maintenance
Occasional external cleaning is recom-
mended by wiping the pedals and electron-
ics enclosure with a damp cloth. Alterna-
vely, a cloth dampened with rubbing alco-
hol (70% isopropanol) may be used though
any silk-screened graphics on the electron-
ics enclosure may be damaged over me
by solvent eects. Savant Elite2 products
are not designed to be sterilized or to be
used in a sterile environment.
Access to the inside of the pedal for occa-
sional internal cleaning may be accom-
plished by removing the snap-in cartridge
(see Fig 1 and instrucons, next page).
Disassembling the pedal
(removing cartridge)
The cartridge on the underside of each
pedal may be removed for inspecon,
cleaning, re-
pair or re-
placement of
internal ele-
ments. For
pedals mount-
ed on a base,
the two Phillips
mounng
screws must be
removed be-
fore removing the pedal cartridge by
squeezing the release tab (see “release
tab” in Fig 1, above).
Once the cartridge has been removed (Fig
2), the spring, switch, and/or USB cable
may be inspected or replaced. Note: water-
proof switches cannot be serviced or re-
paired, other than to remove the enre
cartridge for inspecon or cleaning.
Disassembling the cartridge
When removed from the pedal, the assem-
bled cartridge will look like Figure 2. In non-
waterproof pedals, it may be further disas-
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sembled to replace the T-lever, the spring/
nut assembly, or the switch & cable assem-
bly (which are soldered together). The
components of the cartridge are shown in
the exploded view (Fig 3). To remove the
spring, rst adjust pedal to maximum force
(see above). The spring and nut should
then li out of the spring tunnel (Fig 2)
together. The
spring and nut
are glued to-
gether at the
factory but can
easily become
separate by
handling. If this
happens it is
not a defect
but more care
is required
during the re-
assembly process.
The T-lever is press-ed into the switch
well aer the switch has been snapped into
posion. Be sure it is pressed down unl
the shoulder below
the hinge point is
resng on the rim
of the switch well
(Fig 3). The switch
snaps into the
switch well and the
cable is press-ed
through the strain
relief posts (Fig 3).
Re-assembling the
pedal
(re-installing car-
tridge)
Before re-installing
the cartridge, check that the spring, force-
adjusng screw and nut, and the switch are
correctly posion as shown in gure 2.
Insert the cartridge parally into the un-
derside of the pedal with the two small
tabs and cable poinng to the rear where
the cable exits the foot switch. Align the
spring to capture the spring guide post in
the pedal top (Fig 4), then lower the car-
tridge unl the large release tab snaps into
place.
Duty cycle
The Savant Elite2 is rated for connuous
Fig 2. Assembled cartridge
Fig 3. Exploded view of
cartridge
Fig 4. Pedal underside,
cartridge removed