A method for operating a pulse tube cryocooler system wherein in the event the mean pressure of the working gas within the fixed volume of the cryocooler undergoes a change, the operation of the system is kept from severe degradation by changing the frequency of the pressure wave generator driving the cryocooler directly with the change in the mean pressure. A storage element experiencing degradation is identified where the storage element is a member of a first RAID group of storage elements. As a result of this movement, the collecting member tilts a portion of an arm by way of a rod. The transport flow, in the area of processing, is transported by means of a support belt which exerts a force countering the forces exerted by the hold-down elements and the welding beam.