Special Features:

Operating temperature range is 50-104 degrees f; non-operating temperature -40 - +140 degrees f; transfer rate is 3-6mb per second or 10.3 gb per hour; recording method is 8 mm helical scan; consumption is 8 watts typical

Properties:

A component of data, audio or video recording, prosessing and/or reproducing equipment, that accommodates magnetic recording tape. It consists of items such as recording-reproducing heads, tape controls, bias generators, meters, reels, and the like, that facilitate the utilization of magnetic tape for rapid information recording and retrieval. The item does not include amplifiers, drivers, or transducers primarily designed for signal amplification or conversion; however, it may include elementary devices, such as cathode followers that insure impedance matching, noise reduction, stability, and similar functions. See also reader, punched tape.