Tape Pulled From Or Broken Near Leader Pin - IBM TS2900 Manual

1 Loader motor worm gear 3
2 Outer guide rail
6. Continue spooling into the cartridge until the tape is taut and remains within the flanges of the tape guiding rollers. Turn the supply reel ( 4 in
turns. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
7. Reassemble the drive, reversing the steps in
8. Reassemble the library chassis. See

Tape pulled from or broken near leader pin

Figure 1. Drive with cover removed to reveal gear train
1 Threader intermediate gear 3
2 Threader mechanism gear
1. Pull out tape from the takeup reel.
Note: If there is more than approximately 0.6 m (2 ft.) of tape on the takeup reel, go to
2. If there is less than approximately 0.6 m (2 ft.) of tape on the takeup reel, cut off the excess tape as close to the leader pin as possible.
3. Reattach the leader pin to the remaining tape.
4. Locate the threader intermediate gear ( 1 in
slowly rotate the threader mechanism gear ( 2
5. As the leader pin is secured in the cartridge, the leader pin retention spring clips click into place. If you do not hear the click, continue rolling until the threader
intermediate gear ( 1 in
Note: Be sure to keep tension on the tape as the LBA is drawn into the cartridge.
6. Rotate the loader motor worm gear ( 3 in
leader pin.
7. Rotate the threader intermediate gear ( 1 in
of the cartridge.
Figure 2. Leader Block Assembly (LBA)
98 TS2900 Tape Autoloader
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Beginning procedure.
Ending procedure.
Loader motor worm gear
Figure 1) near the rear of the drive. You can use your finger to rotate the threader intermediate gear ( 1 in
inFigure 1) clockwise. This procedure draws the tape leader block assembly (LBA) into the cartridge.
Figure 1) stops. The LBA is in the correct position.
Figure 1 and 1 in Figure
Figure 1) counterclockwise until the leader block is in front of the read/write head. This procedure moves the LBA out
Takeup reel motor
Supply reel motor
Tape broken in
2) clockwise as viewed from the front of the drive until it stops. This procedure releases the LBA
mid-tape.
Figure 1) 10 more
Figure 1) and