Tape head and system having asymmetrical construction
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a first distance from a sensor to a first edge closest thereto, wherein the sensor is positioned between a lower shield and the first edge;
selecting a first wrap angle, set by a first guide, based on the first distance for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above a tape bearing surface in a region directly above the sensor, the tenting causing the moving magnetic recording tape to form a tent having a convex region beginning at the first edge and transitioning to a concave region at an inflection point, an end of the tenting being where the concave region transitions to another tent or becomes essentially parallel to the tape bearing surface;
determining a second distance from a second edge to the sensor; and
selecting a second wrap angle, set by a second guide, based on the determined second distance for affecting or not affecting the tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape located directly above the sensor.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method includes determining a first distance from a sensor to a first edge closest thereto, where the sensor is positioned between a lower shield and the first edge, selecting a first wrap angle based on the first distance for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape in a region above the sensor, determining a second distance from a second edge to the sensor, and selecting a second wrap angle based on the determined second distance for affecting or not affecting the tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape in the region above the sensor.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a first distance from a sensor to a first edge closest thereto, wherein the sensor is positioned between a lower shield and the first edge; selecting a first wrap angle, set by a first guide, based on the first distance for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above a tape bearing surface in a region directly above the sensor, the tenting causing the moving magnetic recording tape to form a tent having a convex region beginning at the first edge and transitioning to a concave region at an inflection point, an end of the tenting being where the concave region transitions to another tent or becomes essentially parallel to the tape bearing surface; determining a second distance from a second edge to the sensor; and selecting a second wrap angle, set by a second guide, based on the determined second distance for affecting or not affecting the tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape located directly above the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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running a magnetic recording tape over an edge proximate to a sensor of a module; detecting magnetic fields, using the sensor, from the magnetic recording tape; and selecting a wrap angle, set by a first guide, to provide about a predefined height of tenting of the magnetic recording tape above the sensor as determined using the detected magnetic fields. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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determining, by the computer, a first distance from a sensor to a first edge closest thereto, wherein the sensor is positioned between a lower shield and the first edge; selecting, by the computer, a first wrap angle, set by a first guide, based on the first distance for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above a tape bearing surface in a region directly above the sensor, the tenting causing the moving magnetic recording tape to form a tent having a convex region beginning at the first edge and transitioning to a concave region at an inflection point, an end of the tenting being where the concave region transitions to another tent or becomes essentially parallel to the tape bearing surface; determining a second distance from a second edge to the sensor; and selecting a second wrap angle, set by a second guide, based on the determined second distance for affecting or not affecting the tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape located directly above the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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