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Chapter 3
Maintenance
This chapter explains how to perform all required preventive maintenance to the tape drive,
which is limited to regular cleaning of the tape path, sensors, and air filter.
CAUTION
It is not necessary to turn off ac power to perform preventive maintenance.
However, if the ac power needs to be turned off on the tape drive, the
system must be shut down first to prevent an abnormal interruption of system
operation.
3.1 Tape Path
The read/write head should be cleaned every 8 hours; the rest of the tape path should be
cleaned every 40 hours. To clean the read/write head and tape path related items, proceed
as follows:
CAUTION
Do not apply a cleaner directly to the item to be cleaned, even if the manu-
facturer of the cleaner states to do so. Always apply the cleaner to a swab or
wipe first. Cleaning agents can dissolve the lubricants in precision bearings.
• Clean the tape path using the cleaning agent applied to a lintless swab. Use the agent
contained in the tape cleaning kit (P/N 22-00012-00).
• Apply the cleaning agent to a lintless swab or wipe and then clean the read/write head,
tape cleaner, roller guides, the three supply hub pawls, take-up hub, and packer arm
roller. The location of these components is shown in Figure 3–1.
Maintenance 3–1