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Figure 119. Leader Block Assembly (LBA)
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8. Rotate the loader motor worm gear ( 3 ) counterclockwise as viewed from the front of the drive until it
stops.
9. Remove the cartridge from the cartridge loader tray.
10. Go to "Ending procedure" on page 245.
Full height drive: Tape broken in mid-tape
Procedure
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 take up reel, go to "Full height
drive: Tape pulled from or broken near leader pin" on page 230.
2. From the supply reel inside the cartridge, pull approximately 0.3 m (1 ft.) of tape.
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.
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.
5. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
6. From the bottom of the drive, locate the access hole
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.
Loader motor worm gear
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Leader block assembly (LBA)
( 1
in Figure 120 on page 234) in the bottom
Appendix I. Manual cartridge removal procedure 233
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