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toshiba dvd-rom?

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i have a store that lets me come pick up broken dvd burners for free so i can harvest the diods, got one today and realise it wasn't a dvd burner but took it anyway... here are some specs i looked up for it

Rotational Speed
DVD-ROM (2.5 - 6X)
DVD-R (2X)
CD-ROM (14 - 32X)
CD-RW (8.6 - 20X)
CD Audio/Video (4 to 5.7X)


is there anything useful i can do with it?
 





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Not really any specifics.

It will have a weak red diode for the DVD capability, and a not great IR diode for the CD capability. It won't have violet or anything powerful, if that's what you're looking for.
 
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hm that kinda sucked.....i got the diode out and put it in a module i had but the lighting on it was real weak, it was just a blob of red light, then it would become a really fine point about 4 inches from the diode, then become a blob of light again....
 




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