Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #02047



To: beam beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Richard Piotter richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 20:30:34 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Motors/etc from disk drives


> When I ripped a CD drive apart, I found the motor that drives the lens
> assembly back and forth was pretty good - it has a worm gear on it. The
> eject motor was useful too. But the one that spins the disk is just a
> stepper motor, and not a very torquey one at that.

Not all CD ROMs are the same. I've seen some amazingly efficient DC
motors as the spindle drive.


Richard Piotter
richfile@rconnect.com

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