01995 Motors/etc from disk drives?

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Message #01995

To: Beam Mailing List beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Matt Procopation proc@home.com
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 19:02:27 -0800
Subject: Motors/etc from disk drives?

>
> Before I tear apart a couple of drives, I thought I'd
> ask and find out if there are actually any useful bits inside.
> I'm guessing theres some sort of geared motor inside the CD drive
> to eject the tray, and another to spin the CD up to speed, but are either
> useful for beam purposes? Any insights would be much
> appreciated.
>
> --
> proc@home.com
> Madness takes its toll.
> Please have exact change.
>

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