Tape Pulled From Or Broken Near Leader Pin; Drive With Cover Removed To Reveal Gear Train - IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

10. Allow the drive to perform mid-tape recovery. This takes several minutes.
11. Test the drive (see "Function Code 1: Run Drive Diagnostics" on page 3-10) to

Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader Pin

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Figure E-7. Drive with cover removed to reveal gear train.
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Outer guide rail
WARNING: DO NOT
TOUCH
6. Continue spooling into the cartridge until the tape is taut and remains within
the flanges of the tape guiding rollers. Turn the supply reel ( 4 in Figure E-6
on page E-7) 10 additional turns. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
7. Reassemble the drive, reversing the steps in "Beginning Procedure" on page
E-6.
8. Reassemble the drive chassis, reversing the steps in "Removing a Drive from
an Enclosure" on page E-1.
9. Reinstall the drive canister into the cradle assembly. Ensure that the connector
on the drive is seated properly into the connector on the cradle.
When this activity completes, push the Unload button to eject the cartridge.
determine if it should be replaced.
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Threader
1 2
intermediate
gear
1. Pull out tape from the takeup reel.
Note: If there is more than approximately 0.6 m (2 ft.) of tape on the takeup
reel, go to "Tape Broken in Mid-tape" on page E-9.
2. If there is less than approximately 0.6 m (2 ft.) of tape on the takeup reel, cut
off the excess tape as close to the leader pin, as possible.
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Supply reel motor
1
Threader
3
mechanism
gear
Loader motor
worm gear