We have seen CD drives that have slits. The CD gets drawn inside upon a gentle
push. how the CD gets drawn inside upon a gentle push? How it's mechanism works?
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Satya
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This will be best answered by a youtube video, rather than a text-based answer, I think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi3v7X6BpAA – Jonathan R Swift Aug 10 '20 at 14:17
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Watch out for the little wheel on an arm at the bottom right – Jonathan R Swift Aug 10 '20 at 14:19
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@Jonathan R swift, Thanks a lot sir – Satya Aug 10 '20 at 14:24
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Interesting. It never occured to me it would grab the disc from the edge. I always figured it was roller wheels on the top and bottom. – DKNguyen Aug 10 '20 at 20:04
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These drives are called slot loading optical drives. The mechanical arm grabs the disc and draws into the drive. Below is an image that shows the mechanical grab arm.
Take a look at Clear Slot Loading Drive Mod
Below are some references that might be helpful
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1You might want to mention it's the little wheel on the bottom right, and it only grabs the disc by moving sideways which means it only grabs the disc after it has been pushed in past the halfway point where the diameter starts decreasing so a sideways push brings the disc inward instead of outward. or make a GIF! – DKNguyen Aug 10 '20 at 20:06
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@DKNguyen, This is your contribution. I would encourage you to post an additional response pointing to above comments. – Mahendra Gunawardena Aug 10 '20 at 21:25