Tape head assembly with single beam, actuator and spring adaptor

A tape head assembly, comprising:

• a spring adaptor, the spring adaptor comprising a first hole, a second hole, and a spring member disposed between the first hole and the second hole;
• a beam disposed within the first hole of the spring adaptor, the beam being disposed in contact with the spring member;
• a first module disposed on the beam, the first module comprising a first plurality of write transducers and a first plurality of read transducers;
• a second module disposed on the beam adjacent to the first module, the second module comprising a second plurality of write transducers and a second plurality of read transducers;
• and
• an actuator disposed in the first hole adjacent to a first end of the beam, the actuator being controllable to move the beam in a first direction towards the spring member and a second direction opposite to the first direction.

A tape drive, comprising:

• a tape head assembly, the tape head assembly comprising:
• a spring adaptor, the spring adaptor comprising a first hole, a second hole, and a spring member disposed between the first hole and the second hole;
• a beam disposed within the first hole of the spring adaptor, the beam being disposed in contact with the spring member;
• a first same gap verify (SGV) module disposed on the beam, the first SGV module comprising a first plurality of write transducers and a first plurality of read transducers;
• a second SGV module disposed on the beam adjacent to the first SGV module, the second SGV module comprising a second plurality of write transducers and a second plurality of read transducers;
• and
• an actuator disposed in the first hole, the actuator being disposed in contact with a first surface of the beam;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• control the actuator to move the beam in a first direction transverse to a direction a media moves and a second direction opposite to the first direction;
• control the first SGV module to write data to the media using the first plurality of write transducers and the read verify the data using the first plurality of read transducers;
• and
• control the second SGV module to write data to the media using the second plurality of write transducers and the read verify the data using the second plurality of read transducers.