BOW
Industries, Incorporated
Instrumentation Tape Conditioner
Model 632
|
|
The BOW Model 632
provides an instrumentation tape cleaner with precision wind for 1-inch and 2-inch NAB and 1/2-inch NAB or IBM reels. The 632 was designed to handle reel
sizes from 10.5 inches to 16 inches in diameter. With the industries' latest
electronics and tape path available, the Model 632 is the solution to your tape
conditioning needs. Along with the optional optical inspector (800 option,
1-inch and 1/2-inch only), the
user can establish a fail criteria to weed out bad tapes and save valuable
reusable tapes. This information can also be sent to a printer (800/P option,
1-inch and 1/2-inch only),
located in the base of the unit, giving the user a hard copy of the results.
The 632 is available in both our standard cabinet, as shown, or ready for
rack mounting to a 19-inch EIA rack.
For the best magnetic tape winder/packer/cleaner for your valuable tapes, the
BOW Model 632 is the most reliable, gentle handling, and best value in the
industry.
|
|
SPECIFICATION
|
|
Tape Capacity |
1/2, 1 and 2-inch magnetic tape. 10 1/2, 14, 15, and 16-inch diameter
reels. |
|
Winding Tension |
Programmed in accordance with recommendations in Federal Specification
WT-0045 and National Security Agency specification L14-2X, or constant
tension (adjustable). |
|
Cleaning
|
Removable sapphire blade with four automatically advancing tissue
cleaning stations for "blade and tissue" or "tissue
only" cleaning in both forward and reverse. |
|
Stack Quality |
Precision - meets requirements of NSA L14-2. Accomplished by a large
diameter packwheel with 180° of wrap. |
|
Packwheel |
Automatically engages as tape moves in the forward (precision stack)
direction. |
|
Speeds
|
150-200 ips (inches per second) in forward, 300-400 ips in reverse.
Standard is 150 ips in forward and 300 ips in reverse. See also SSM
option. |
|
Footage Counter |
4 1/2 digit LED. 1 foot resolution, .5% accuracy. |
|
Controls
|
FORWARD, LOAD, CYCLE, REVERSE, STOP, TAPE SIZE SELECT and STOP DISTANCE
(option). |
|
Cycle |
One round trip from bottom reel to top and back. |
|
Tape Low Sensing |
The amount of tape left on the reel is adjustable. |
|
Tape Absence Sensing |
Disengages packwheel and stops machine. |
|
Blade Life Indicator |
Three indicators that show "100-33%" remaining
"32-0%", or "REPLACE". |
|
Brakes |
Dynamic fail safe, automatically actuated at power interruption,
inadvertent shut down during operation or when the physical end of the
tape is sensed. |
|
Hubs |
Precision locating and positive locking NAB hubs. IBM available for 1/2-inch units (CKC option). |
|
Accessibility |
All maintenance accomplished from the front of the unit, with the
exception of a fuse in the power module, located on the rear of the unit. |
|
Dimensions |
50 inches high, 23 inches wide, 16 inches deep (77 inches high with
base). |
|
Weight |
170 lbs. (approx.) |
|
Power |
115/220 VAC, ± 10%, 50/60 Hz, 6.25 amps (max.) |
ORDERING INFORMATION
|
|
632
|
Automatic Precision Programmed Tension Cleaner/Winder for 1-inch x 10
1/2 through 16-inch NAB reels.
|
|
632A
|
Automatic Precision Programmed Tension Winder/Cleaner for 1/2-inch x 10
1/2 through 16-inch NAB reels. See CKC option for IBM reels.
|
|
632-2
|
Automatic Precision Programmed Tension Winder/Cleaner for 2-inch x 10
1/2 inch through 14-inch NAB reels.
|
|
(Suffix "R" for rack mounting may be added to the model
number at no extra charge. "R" version does not include rack or
cabinet, but includes rackmount kit).
|
OPTIONAL FEATURES
|
|
SDS |
Stop
Distance Select - Allow the operator to
stop the tape at a selected distance. This is typically used for two
reasons. It allows the user to run a larger reel, for example a 14-inch,
and run tape to enough to fit on a 10.5-inch reel. Also, if you have a
known defective section of tape you can stop at this section and cut the
defect section off.
|
|
TDD |
Door for Tape Deck
|
|
800 |
Optical
Inspector with Defect Counter - The Optical Inspector is an in-line
quality control device that optoelectronically scans the entire surface of
the tape, detecting physical abnormities such as pin holes, damaged or
folded edges, stretched tape, nicks, oxide voids, etc. This allows the
user to grade the tape based on the detected physical defects and the also
the dropout information from the recorder.
|
|
800/2 |
Optical Inspector with Defect Counter/Locator for 2-inch tape.
|
|
800/P |
Optical Inspector with Defect
Counter/Locator with printer. A printer is added to work in
conjunction with the optical inspector option (above) to supply the user
with a printout of the locations of physical defects detected on a tape.
The printer and bargraphs on the control panel only record defects
detected by the optical inspector while the tape is running in FORWARD.
|
|
800/P2 |
Optical Inspector with Defect Counter/Locator for 2-inch tape with
printer.
|
|
CKC |
Field Conversion Kit from NAB
to IBM (requires CKA). This
option is supplied in kit form and allows the operator to change the
cleaner from 1/2-inch NAB reels to IBM reels. For 1-inch units the CKA
option is required. The kit includes two precision IBM hubs.
|
|
CKA |
Field Conversion Kit from 1
inch to 1/2 inch NAB. This
option is supplied in kit form and allows the operator to change the tape
path from 1-inch tape to 1/2-inch tape. The kit includes a 1/2-inch
packwheel slide assembly, 1/2-inch roller guides, reel hub adapter, and a
1/2-inch Floating Guide assembly.
|
| DTM |
Deteriorating Tape Tissue Component Modification - When
tape is stored in excess of six months, layer to layer adhesion may take
place. When the tape is then run on a tape cleaner such as the BOW Model
632 the tape may run a short distance and then stop. This happens because
the tape will sometimes stick to the tissue wipe posts and the large wrap
post roller. This is caused by excessive shedding or “gummy” tape.
This option decreases the possibility of this occurring by accelerating
the tissue motor speed from 1 RPH to 4 RPH and uses a roller wrap post
rather than a stationary post.
|
| SSM |
Selectable Speed Modification -
For customers with old
tape of unknown quality this option offers the gentlest handling of the
tape by slowing the tape speed down to two selectable speeds. The standard
speeds are lowered from 150 ips in forwards (300 ips in reverse) to 60 ips
(120 ips in reverse) and 120 ips in forward (240 ips in reverse).
|
| BSW |
B-Format Switch - This option allows
the operator to switch between A-Format and B-Format tape. This requires
that the tape be wound onto the tape cleaner through an alternate tape
path. A switch is added to reverse the direction of the one of the motors.
|
|
|
Video for Model 632 -
Technical Information
|