15 Dec
2009
15 Dec
'09
10:42 a.m.
Want
something hackable? Look for an AP660 from Apex. No service manual
but full listing of the ROM :oD
I have one of those. Unlike most cheap-o consumer devices, there _is_
detailed internals data available - detailed enough to retool the
firmware.
It's not full circuit diagrams and datasheets, but from the software
side of things, much, much better than most devices.
It also has a bog-standard IDE DVD transport, unlike less expensive
For which you don't get service data, presumably.
The transport (motors, laser pickup, etc) is probably the section most
likely to fail, and the section with the most alignment adjustments. I'd need
service data on that.
-tony