Repositioning Or Reattaching A Leader Pin In An Ultrium Cartridge; Repositioning A Leader Pin In An Ultrium Cartridge; Leader Pin In The Incorrect And Correct - IBM TS3500 Introduction And Planning Manual

Repositioning or reattaching a leader pin in an Ultrium cartridge

This topics in this section provide procedures to use when you move a leader pin
into its proper position in an Ultrium tape cartridge, or when you reattach the pin
if it has separated from the tape.
If the leader pin in your Ultrium tape cartridge becomes dislodged from its
pin-retaining spring clips or detaches from the tape, you must use the IBM Leader
Pin Reattachment Kit (part number 08L9129) to reposition or reattach it. Do not
reattach the pin if you must remove more than 7 meters (23 feet) of leader tape.

Repositioning a leader pin in an Ultrium cartridge

To place the leader pin in its proper position, you will need the following tools:
v Plastic or blunt-end tweezers
v Cartridge manual rewind tool (from Leader Pin Reattachment Kit, part number
To reposition the leader pin, perform the following steps.
A leader pin that is improperly positioned inside an Ultrium tape cartridge can
interfere with the operation of the drive. Figure 41 shows a leader pin in the
incorrect 1 and correct 2 positions.
Figure 41. Leader pin in the incorrect and correct positions in an Ultrium tape cartridge. The cartridge door is open and
the leader pin is visible inside the cartridge.
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Attention: Use a repaired tape cartridge only to recover data and move
it to another cartridge. Continued use of a repaired cartridge might void
the warranties of the drive and the cartridge.
08L9129)