Magnetic tape head cleaning apparatus and method
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRobert G. Biskeborn, Wlodzimierz Stanley Czarnecki, Jason Liang
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Abstract
Preventing accumulations on read/write (R/W) elements of a tape appliance tape head. Power and current to the R/W elements of the tape head are turned off. A tape head cycle using a tape cartridge is then performed. In another aspect of the invention, the tape cartridge is a standard tape cartridge. Tape processing of the standard tape cartridge is suspended. The tape head cycle is performed using the standard tape cartridge. Tape processing of the standard tape cartridge is then resumed.
Claims10
A method for preventing accumulations on read/write (R/W) elements of a tape appliance tape head, the method comprising:
- turning off, by a processor, power and current to the R/W elements of the tape head;
- and
- performing, by the processor, a tape head cycle using a tape cartridge, while the power and current to the R/W elements of the tape head is turned off.
A tape appliance, comprising:
- read/write (R/W) elements of a tape appliance tape head;
- and
- a processor operated to:
- turn off power and current to the R/W elements of the tape head;
- and perform a tape head cycle using a tape cartridge, while the power and current to the R/W elements of the tape head is turned off.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.