Maintaining Cartridges
Maintaining Cartridges
The following sections list environmental specifications and describe how to store and
clean cartridges, use cleaning cartridges, and repair a detached leader block.
3480-type Cartridge Environmental Specifications
The following specifications refer to the operating and storage environments for 3480-
type cartridges:
Operating environment:
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature
Cartridge storage environment:
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature
Helical Scan Cartridge Environmental Specifications
The following specifications refer to the operating and storage environments for helical
scan cartridges:
Operating environment:
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature
Cartridge storage environment:
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature
A-16
15.6º to 32.2ºC (60º to 90ºF)
20% to 80%
25.6ºC (78ºF) maximum
4.4ºto 32.2ºC (40ºto 90ºF)
5% to 89%
26.7º C (80ºF) maximum
15º to 27ºC (59º to 81ºF)
30% to 60%
25ºC (77ºF) maximum
5º to 32ºC (41º to 90ºF)
5% to 80%
26ºC (80ºF) maximum
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