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Maintaining Cartridges
The following pages list cartridge environmental specifications, describe how to
store and clean cartridges, use cleaning cartridges, and repair a detached leader
block.
DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications
The following specifications refer to the operating and storage environments for
DLT cartridges.
Table A-5. DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications
Operating environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet-bulb temperature
CAUTION:
Potential cartridge damage: Tape temperatures above 49 ° C (120 ° F)
might damage the tapes. If during storage or transportation a cartridge
has been exposed to conditions exceeding the above values, before
using the cartridge, keep the cartridge within those operating
environment specifications for at least as long as the time that the
cartridge exceeded the specifications, up to two hours. Make sure that
the cartridge has no moisture on it.
When storing DLT cartridges, the stray magnetic field at any point on
the tape shall not exceed 4000A/m. Make sure that the cartridge has no
moisture on it.
Cartridge storage environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet-bulb temperature
Cartridge storage environment for
cartridges intended for archiving
data for one year or more
Temperature
Relative humidity
For more information on DLT cartridges, visit the Quantum web site at
http://www.quantum.com
95845
10° to 40 ° C (50° to 104 ° F)
20% to 80% noncondensing
25 ° C (77 ° F) maximum
16° to 32 ° C (61°to 90 ° F)
20% to 80% non condensing
26 ° C (79 ° F) maximum
18° to 26 ° C (64° to 79 ° F)
20% to 60%
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