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95698 Eighth Edition A-7
Cartridge Environmental Specifications
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Cartridge Environmental Specifications
Table A-2 refers to the international standard ECMA-209 operating and storage
environments for DLT cartridges.
Table A-2. DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications
Operating environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature 10–40ºC (50–104ºF)
20%-80% noncondensing
25ºC (77ºF) maximum
CAUTION:
Tape temperatures above 49°C (120°F) might damage the tapes. If during storage or
transportation a cartridge has been exposed to conditions outside the above values,
before using the cartridge, keep the cartridge within those operating environment
specifications for at least as long as the time period that the cartridge was not within
the specifications, up to two hours. Make sure that the cartridge has no moisture
on it.
When storing DLT cartridges, the stray magnetic field at any point on the tape shall
not exceed 4000A/m. Make sure that the cartridge has no moisture on it.
Cartridge storage environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature 16–32ºC (61–90ºF)
20%-80% noncondensing
26ºC (79ºF) maximum
Cartridge storage environment for cartridges
intended for archiving data for one year or
more
Temperature
Relative humidity
18–26ºC (64–79ºF)
20%-60%