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6 Functional Specifications
Environmental Specifications
This chapter describes the following environmental specifications for the tape drive:
Operating environment
Air flow requirements
Particulate contamination limits
Shock and vibration specifications
Acoustic noise limits
Table
Table 6-9 Environmental specifications
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Temperature | +5° C to + 40° C |
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Rangea | (+41 | ° | F to +104 | ° | F) | ° | ° | F) | ° | F to +140 | ° | F) | |||||
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Temperature | 1° C per minute; |
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Variatione | max 10 | ° | C per hour | ° |
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Relative | 20% to 80% |
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Wet Bulb | 26°C (79°F) max |
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aThe temperature specifications assume that temperature measurements are made at the tape path.
bAll operating measurements include an EXATAPE data cartridge.
cThe tape drive has not been unpacked. Data cartridges are not packed with the tape drive.
dThe tape drive has been unpacked but is not operating. The data cartridge is not included.
eThe data cartridge’s temperature and humidity must be allowed to stabilize in the specified ambient environment for 24 hours.
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