Drive With Cover Removed To Reveal Gear - IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader Pin
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Figure A-17. Drive with cover removed to reveal gear train
1. Pull out tape from the takeup reel.
2. If there is less than approximately 0.6 m (2 ft.) of tape on the takeup reel, cut off
3. Reattach the leader pin to the remaining tape.
4. Locate the threader intermediate gear (
5. As the leader pin is secured in the cartridge, you should hear the leader pin
6. Rotate the loader motor worm gear (
7. Rotate the threader intermediate gear (
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Threader intermediate gear
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Threader mechanism gear
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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 A-16.
the excess tape as close to the leader pin, as possible.
drive. You can use your finger to rotate the threader intermediate gear (
Figure A-17) and slowly rotate the threader mechanism gear (
clockwise. This draws the tape leader block assembly (LBA) into the cartridge.
retention spring clips click into place. If you do not hear the click, continue
rolling until the threader intermediate gear (
in the correct position.
Note: Be sure to keep tension on the tape as the LBA is drawn into the cartridge.
clockwise as viewed from the front of the drive until it stops. This releases the
LBA leader pin.
the leader block is in front of the Read/Write head. This moves the LBA out of
the cartridge.
Loader motor worm gear
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in Figure A-17) near the rear of the
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in Figure A-17) stops. The LBA is
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in Figure A-17 and
3
in Figure A-17) counterclockwise until
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Appendix A. Information for Trained IBM Service Personnel
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in
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in Figure A-17)
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in Figure A-18)
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