Tape Broken In Mid-Tape; Using Hex Wrench To Rewind Tape Into - IBM TotalStorage Ultrium T800 Operator's Manual

Tape Broken in Mid-tape

__ Step 1. With the front of the drive facing you, pull an arm's length of tape
out of the take up reel from the left side of the drive.
Note: If there is less than approximately 5 cm (2 in.) of tape on the
__ Step 2. From the supply reel inside the cartridge, pull approximately 0.3 m (1
ft.) of tape.
__ Step 3. From the take up reel, thread tape around the rear of the tape path
and over the head rollers on the left side of the drive.
__ Step 4. Moisten a cotton swab with water, and wet approximately 13 mm (0.5
in.) of the tape end. Overlap the tape ends, loosely mending them
together.
__ Step 5. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
__ Step 6. From the bottom of the drive, locate the access hole ( 1 in Figure 34)
in the bottom cover. Insert a 2.5 mm offset hex wrench through the
bottom cover access hole and into the reel motor axle. begin spooling
tape back into the cartridge by turning the hex wrench clockwise.
Figure 34. Using hex wrench to rewind tape into cartridge
__ Step 7. Turn the supply reel clockwise, carefully guiding the mended 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. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
take up reel, go to "Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader
Pin" on page 99.
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