Power Specifications
This section lists the power specifications for the tape drive.

Voltages

The tape drive operates from standard +5 VDC and +12 VDC supply
voltages, as specified in Table 6-7. All specified voltages are DC; no
external AC power is used by the tape drive. The tape drive does not
provide any overvoltage or overcurrent protection.
Power specification +5 Volts +12 Volts
Nominal tolerance:
Ripple and Noisea
(60Hzto20MHz)
±5% 125 mVpp max
Operating current:
Nominalb
SLDS cardc
SLDD cardc
Peakd
SLDS card
SLDD card
1.7A
2.1A
2.8A
3.2A
0.6A
0.6A
1.6A
1.6A
Operating power consumption:
SLDS card
SLDD card
14.5 watts
16.5 watts
Power consumption when idle:
SLDS card
SLDD card
13.0 watts
14.5 watts
aTher ipple voltage is included in the total voltage tolerance.
bNominal current occurs during streaming write or read operation.
cTheS LDS card is the single-ended card; the SLDD card is the differential card.
dThepe ak current occurs during load, unload, or at the start of search or rewind
operations, and lasts for less than 1.5 seconds.
Safety agency certification requires that the supplied voltages be from
a Safety Extra-Low Voltagesource (per IEC 950).
Table6-7 Power specifications for standard voltages
6-12 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 510504
(Standardand XL)
6FunctionalS pecifications