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If you are throwing an old DVD or blue ray player and you are sure that it will not be recycled, take a moment to disassemble it, get out the reader head and ma
by startupsfail 3y ago
If you are throwing an old DVD or blue ray player and you are sure that it will not be recycled, take a moment to disassemble it, get out the reader head and marvel at the complexity of what you are about to put to the trash.
- actionfromafar 3y agoOr a VCR.
- agumonkey 3y agoA lot simpler but still interesting, an audio tape drive has surprising mechanical tricks, especially the coupling between physical interface and the motors/heads. But yeah a VCR slot and head are brilliant.
- actionfromafar 3y agoHow it pulls the tape out of the cassette is pretty weird, and there are several variants of the mechanism. Also crazy how flat the heads have to be or the tape will be shredded. The air pressure can't be too low, or the tape will be shredded.