Attaching The Leader Pin To The Tape - IBM L5X Installation And User Manual

To attach the leader pin to the tape, see Figure 22 and complete the following steps:
1. Position the tape in the alignment groove of the leader pin attach tool.
2. Place a new C-clip into the retention groove on the leader pin attachment tool and
make sure that the open side of the clip faces up.
3. Place the leader pin that you removed earlier into the cavity of the leader pin attach
tool.
Attention: To prevent the leader pin from rolling into the cartridge, in the following
step use care when folding the tape over the pin.
4. Fold the tape over the leader pin and hold it with your fingers.
Note: Make sure that the tape is centered over the leader pin. Failure to properly
center the tape on the pin will cause the repaired cartridge to fail. When the tape is
properly centered, a 0.25 mm (0.01 in.) gap exists on both sides of the pin.
5. Close the pivot arm of the leader pin attach tool by swinging it over the leader pin so
that the C-clip snaps onto the pin and the tape.
6. Swing the pivot arm open and trim the excess tape so that it is flush with the
reattached leader pin.
7. Use your fingers to remove the leader pin from the cavity in the leader pin attach tool.
8. Use the cartridge manual rewind tool to wind the tape back into the cartridge (wind
the tape clockwise). Make sure that the leader pin is latched by the pin-retaining spring
clips on each end of the leader pin.
9. Remove the rewind tool.
10. Remove the leader pin attach tool by lifting its end up and away from the cartridge.
Figure 22. Attaching the leader pin to the tape
Appendix D. Repairing a cartridge
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