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Figure 107. Winding the tape out of the cartridge
5. On the leader pin
small black part that secures the tape
6. Remove the C-clip from the leader pin by using your fingers to push the clip away from the pin. Set
the pin aside and discard the clip.
Figure 108. Removing the C-clip from the leader pin
7. Position the tape in the alignment groove of the leader pin attach tool (see
234).
8. Place a new C-clip into the retention groove
attachment tool and make sure that the clip's open side faces up.
9. Place the leader pin (from step "6" on page 233) into the cavity
leader pin attach tool.
Attention: To prevent the leader pin from rolling into the cartridge, in the following step use
care when the tape is folded over the pin.
10. Fold the tape over the leader pin and hold it with your fingers (see Figure 109 on page 234).
Note: Use care to ensure that the tape is centered over the leader pin. Failure to properly center the
tape on the pin causes the repaired cartridge to fail. When the tape is properly centered, a 0.25 mm
(0.01-in.) gap exists on both sides of the pin.
( 1
in Figure 108 on page 233), locate the open side of the C-clip 2 . The C-clip is a
3
to the pin.
2
(Figure 109 on page 234) on the leader pin
3
(Figure 109 on page 234) of the
1
in Figure 109 on page
Apéndice F. Soporte LTO 233