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[CDR-C3G overview]
CD/DVD Rom data ModelCDR-C3GManufacturerTorisanTypeDisk carrier CDROMDate1995
This old CD Rom drive uses a plastic carrier to hold 3 CDs, the whole thing being inserted and ejected from the CD Rom drive like a cartridge. The drive can switch between the CDs.text/html2023-01-24T07:49:47+12:00electronic:equipment:cdrom:gd8000
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[GD-8000 overview]
CD/DVD Rom data ModelGD-8000 (IBM P/N 24P3620)ManufacturerHitachiTypeDVDROMDate2001
Components
* V53C16258HK25 CMOS dynamic RAM
* 2100
* Sharp 20WZ51 Low Power-Loss Voltage Regulators, 3V - 20V
* Sharp 07VR5MH Low Power-loss Voltage Regulator
* HD62602BFD
* Hitachi D3702TF
* Mitsubishi M37911FGCHP
* [BD7902FS] 6-channel driver IC with stepper/spindle drivers or CD/DVD-ROM
* FF-030PA Mabuchi DC Motor.
* Stepper motor
* Spindle motortext/html2021-07-05T21:15:26+12:00electronic:equipment:cdrom:sidebar
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CDROMs
* Hitachi GD-8000
* Torisan CDR-C3G
* Toshiba XM-3301Btext/html2021-06-12T12:48:49+12:00electronic:equipment:cdrom:start
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Overview
CD and DVD Roms contain a variety of electronic components and motors that might be useful for other projects.
Hardware description
* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO7-pSsbCP0>-0:00 CDROM drive as audio player
* <https://hackaday.io/project/24905-using-old-cd-drive-as-a-music-player> CDROM drive as music playertext/html2023-01-24T07:50:28+12:00electronic:equipment:cdrom:xm3301b
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[XM-3301B overview]
CD/DVD Rom data ModelXM-3301BManufacturerToshibaTypeDisk carrier CDROMDate1991
These early CD Rom drives used a plastic carrier to hold the CD, the whole thing being inserted and ejected from the CD Rom drive like a cartridge.
The drive contains three motors, spin motor, head positioning motor and eject motor. All appear to be 5V motors. The spin motor is a direct drive of the CD, the head positioner has a hall-effect rotary encoder, gear chain and rack and pinion driv…