Leader Block Assembly (Lba - IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Figure A-18. Leader Block Assembly (LBA)
8. Rotate the loader motor worm gear (
9. Remove the cartridge from the cartridge loader tray.
10. Reassemble the drive by reversing the procedure in Step 4 in "Beginning
11. Reassemble the library chassis. See "Ending Procedure" on page A-21.
Tape Broken in Mid-tape
1. With the front of the drive facing you, pull an arm's length of tape out of the
2. From the supply reel inside the cartridge, pull approximately 0.3 m (1 ft.) of tape.
3. Make sure the tape is not twisted. Untwist tape if required.
4. Moisten a cotton swab with water, and wet approximately 13 mm (0.5 in.) of the
5. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
6. Turn the supply reel (
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TS2900 Tape Autoloader Setup, Operator, and Service Guide
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Loader motor worm gear
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viewed from the front of the drive until it stops.
Procedure" on page A-12.
takeup reel. From the takeup reel, thread tape around the rear of the tape path
and over the head rollers on the left side of the drive.
Note: If there is less than approximately 5 cm (2 in.) of tape on the takeup reel,
go to "Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader Pin" on page A-15.
tape end. Overlap the tape ends, loosely mending them together.
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portion of the tape to wind around the hub of the supply reel located inside the
cartridge. Continue spooling into the cartridge until the tape is taut. The tape
must remain within the flanges of the tape guiding rollers. Turn the supply reel
( in Figure A-19) 10 additional turns. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
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Leader block assembly (LBA)

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in Figure A-17) counterclockwise as
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in Figure A-19) clockwise, carefully guiding the mended