User's Guide

Environmental Specifications
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide 42
Table 14 Temperature and
Humidity Specification
Storage and Shipment 1
The ambient storage and shipment environment for the tape drive may
not exceed the limits shown in table 15
.
Table 15 Tape Drive Storage
and Shipment Specifications
Specification Operating Limits
Non-Operating
Limits (Power On,
No Tape Loaded)
Wet Bulb
Temperature
25 °C (77 °F) 25 °C (77 °F)
Dry Bulb
Temperature Range
10 °C to 40 °C
(50 °F to 104 °F)
10 °C to 40 °C
(50 °F to 104 °F)
Temperature
Gradient
11 °C (20 °F)/hour
(across range)
15 °C (27 °F)/hour
(across range)
Relative Humidity 20% to 80%
(non-condensing)
10% to 90%
(non-condensing)
Humidity Gradient 10%/hour 10%/hour
Specification*
Storage
(Unpacked or
Packed) Shipping
Wet Bulb
Temperature
46 °C (114 °F) 46 °C (114 °F)
Dry Bulb
Temperature
–40 °C to 66 °C
(–40 °F to 150 °F)
–40 °C to 66 °C
(–40 °F to 150 °F)
Temperature
Gradient
20 °C (36 °F)/hour
(across range)
20 °C (36 °F)/hour
(across range)
Relative Humidity 10 to 95%
(non-condensing)
10 to 95%
(non-condensing)
Humidity Gradient 10%/hour 10%/hour
Note: These specifications apply to the tape drive only. Media
specifications are listed in Recording Media Specifications
on
page 43.