1 Mar
2011
1 Mar
'11
5:35 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
AFAIK, SA801s have one PCB which includes the
read/write chain and
stepepr controlelr, etc. There is no spindle motor controller, of
course.
Philip Pemberton wrote:
Indeed. The one I saw had the wires hacked off at
various points (!)
and the PCB was completely gone. Something like that is worth scrap
value at best...
Tony wasn't saying that the spindle motor controller had been removed.
He was pointing out that such a drive by design has no spindle motor
controller, since it uses an AC motor. If you spend time looking for an
SA801 with an intact spindle motor controller, you'll be looking for a
very long time.