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I had a burner in an old computer and took it apart hoping that I would find something inside that was half-way recognizable. Oh boy, was I wrong. I have no idea what this is.
The sled is from a Philips DVD/RW 2000 Series. I believe it is a DVD/CDRW combo drive, meaning I don't think this thing could ever burn DVDs. It's pretty old school. I actually upgraded a Windows ME machine with it back in the day.
SO! Without further adieu, I give you the 12 pin diode of doom!
The sled looked like this:
Here's the pins with the diode still in the heatsink.
Here's the front. The glass has a blueish tint to it, and it a little chunk that's just glued onto the front of the can. I haven't removed it yet. Don't know if I should.
Here's a side shot. You can see the numbers printed on the side and the little piece of glass glued to the top. Yeah, it's got the corner chipped off.
Other than that, I pulled out a a couple of rare earth magnets, a beamsplitter, and a right angle prism from the sled.
Anyone ever seen one of these before?
The sled is from a Philips DVD/RW 2000 Series. I believe it is a DVD/CDRW combo drive, meaning I don't think this thing could ever burn DVDs. It's pretty old school. I actually upgraded a Windows ME machine with it back in the day.
SO! Without further adieu, I give you the 12 pin diode of doom!
The sled looked like this:
Here's the pins with the diode still in the heatsink.
Here's the front. The glass has a blueish tint to it, and it a little chunk that's just glued onto the front of the can. I haven't removed it yet. Don't know if I should.
Here's a side shot. You can see the numbers printed on the side and the little piece of glass glued to the top. Yeah, it's got the corner chipped off.
Other than that, I pulled out a a couple of rare earth magnets, a beamsplitter, and a right angle prism from the sled.
Anyone ever seen one of these before?
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