Kinesis savant elite 2 - Cleaning & Maintenance; Disassembling the Pedal (Removing Cartridge); Disassembling the Cartridge; Re-assembling the Pedal (Re-installing Cartridge)

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
rotaon. Do not turn further aer 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 eects. 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 instrucons, next page).
Disassembling the pedal
(removing cartridge)
The cartridge on the underside of each
pedal may be removed for inspecon,
cleaning, re-
pair or re-
placement of
internal ele-
ments. For
pedals mount-
ed on a base,
the two Phillips
mounng
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 enre
cartridge for inspecon 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 aer the switch has been snapped into
posion. Be sure it is pressed down unl
the shoulder below
the hinge point is
resng 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-
adjusng screw and nut, and the switch are
correctly posion as shown in gure 2.
Insert the cartridge parally into the un-
derside of the pedal with the two small
tabs and cable poinng 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 unl the large release tab snaps into
place.
Duty cycle
The Savant Elite2 is rated for connuous
Fig 2. Assembled cartridge
Fig 3. Exploded view of
cartridge
Fig 4. Pedal underside,
cartridge removed