Full-High Drive: Tape Broken In Mid-Tape - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Figure A-12. Leader Block Assembly (LBA)
10. Go to "Ending Procedure" on page A-25.

Full-high Drive: Tape Broken in Mid-tape

1. With the front of the drive facing you, pull an arm's length of tape out of the
2. From the supply reel inside the cartridge, pull approximately 0.3 m (1 ft.) of
3. From the take up reel, thread tape around the rear of the tape path and over
4. Moisten a cotton swab with water, and wet approximately 13 mm (0.5 in.) of
5. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
6. From the bottom of the drive, locate the access hole ( 1 in Figure A-13 on
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Loader motor worm gear
8. Rotate the loader motor worm gear ( 3 ) counterclockwise as viewed from the
front of the drive until it stops.
9. Remove the cartridge from the cartridge loader tray.
take up reel from the left side of the drive.
Note: If there is less than approximately 5 cm (2 in.) of tape on the take up
reel, go to "Full-high Drive: Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader
Pin" on page A-9.
tape.
the head rollers on the left side of the drive.
the tape end. Overlap the tape ends, loosely mending them together.
page A-14) in the bottom cover. Insert a 2.5 mm offset hex wrench through the
bottom cover access hole and into the reel motor axle. begin spooling tape back
into the cartridge by turning the hex wrench clockwise.
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Appendix A. Information for Trained Service Personnel
Leader block assembly (LBA)
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