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title: Does the orientation of data carrier and the rod type antenna play a role in its functioning?
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# Does the orientation of data carrier and the rod type antenna play a role in its functioning?

## Orientation of data carriers

Orientation of the data carrier to read/ write head is important and therefore the parts are marked with arrows to indicate how the movement should take place.

 

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