23 Nov
2011
23 Nov
'11
11:38 a.m.
On Wed, 23 Nov 2011, arcarlini at iee.org wrote:
Alexey Toptygin [alexeyt at freeshell.org] wrote:
I haven't tried, but I always assumed that I'd be able to get/build a new
controller for it. It's a pretty vanilla synchromous motor IIUC.
Alexey
I like to take them apart and salvage bits like
the screws, spindle
motor, magnets, platters and head assembly (the screws have a
practical use, the others are for decorating the house with and/or
art projects).
I like to keep the magnets. I've not found a use for the spindle
motor: can you actually run it without the drive electronics?
CD/DVD/FDD motors seem better for that.