Cleaning Device Drive Heads - Digital Equipment VAX 4000 Model 100 Operator Instructions Manual

2.6 Cleaning Device Drive Heads

This section describes the cleaning recommendations for the drive heads of the
following devices:
• TZ30 tape drive
• TZK10 QIC tape drive
• TLZ06 cassette tape drive
The heads are the components of the drives that read data from and write data
to the media. Digital recommends that, when cleaning the heads, you use the
following Digital-supplied cleaning kits:
• TZ30—Use the TKXX-HC head cleaning kit.
• TZK10—Use the TZK1X-HA head cleaning kit.
• TLZ06—Use the TLZ04-HA head cleaning kit.
To clean the heads, follow the instructions supplied with the cleaning kit.
Digital recommends that you clean the heads of the TZ30 and TZK10 drives
after approximately 8 hours of use. Digital recommends that you clean the
heads of the TLZ06 drive every two weeks, or after 50 hours of use. You should
also clean the drive heads if you encounter problems reading or writing data.
The following factors affect the cleaning interval:
• Frequency of use
• Quality of the tape
• Quality of the environment
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