Environmental Specifications
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide
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Table 15 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 16
.
Table 16 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.
