Specifications

24 Seagate Travan 8GB/20GB Reference Manual
Cleaning the tape drive
mechanism
Cleaning of the tape drive mechanism is not usually
necessary under typical conditions. However, in
adverse conditions or when error rates become high,
the tape drive recording mechanism should be cleaned
after every eight hours of use.
With the newer generation of Travan tape drive heads,
only the dry-process cleaning-cartridge method is
recommended. This method does not involve any
flammable materials and provides a clean recording
gap by wiping away debris as the cleaning material
passes across the recording head. Travan cleaning
cartridges (model number STTMCL) are available
through Seagate Express at 1-800-531-0968 (U.S. and
Canada).
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