The STAR 3590 Cartridge Cleaner is the first machine of its type that cleans, inspects, and retensions 3590 magnetic data cartridges. It accepts all 1/2" data cartridges that are compatible with the IBM Magstar System.

A full air bearing tape path is incorporated, duplicating the user's IBM compatible drive, as well as an autoload capacity of ten 3590 cartridges. A vacuum-assisted blade is utilized for cleaning the oxide surface of the tape, and two automatic tissue stations clean both the oxide and back surfaces.

Each 3590 cartridge is individually inserted and supported in a 10-cartridge magazine. One magazine is provided with each 3590 Cartridge Cleaner. A second magazine can be purchased allowing one to be processed while the second magazine is being loaded and unloaded. Cartridges can be safely and efficiently pre-staged for processing.

Hydrostatic air bearings are used to minimize tape contact and friction, while microprocessor-controlled tension tranducers provide accurate winding and tensioning.

One of the machine's features is the physical defect detector, which provides detection and recording of physical tape imperfections such as wrinkels, edge scratches, oxide voids, or any anomaly on the oxide surface .025" or larger. Live tapes can be cleaned with absolutely no loss of data. Problem tapes can be eliminated prior to mounting them on the computer.

This unit also records physical defects on the tape on an LED digital display. The defect results can also be printed by attaching any Epson-compatible printer (the software is standard with the machine). The summary report on the physical defects includes tape length, short tape condition, and location of scan errors.

Features:
Fully automatic operation
Vacuum-assisted blade cleaning
Dual-tissue cleaning
Visual display indicated need for blade and tissue replacement
16 character operator display
Easily changed blade and tissues
Tape length measured
Short tape detection
Automatic tape retensioning
Air-bearing drive
Microprocessor controlled
Static eliminator

Applications:
Large end users
Government
Military
Data processing departments
Banks and financial institutions
Media reprocessors
Media archive organizations

Media Cleaned:
IBM 3590 cartridges