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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$\begingroup$ This will be best answered by a youtube video, rather than a text-based answer, I think? youtube.com/watch?v=qi3v7X6BpAA $\endgroup$– Jonathan R SwiftAug 10, 2020 at 14:17
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$\begingroup$ Watch out for the little wheel on an arm at the bottom right $\endgroup$– Jonathan R SwiftAug 10, 2020 at 14:19
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$\begingroup$ @Jonathan R swift, Thanks a lot sir $\endgroup$– SatyaAug 10, 2020 at 14:24
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$\begingroup$ 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. $\endgroup$– DKNguyenAug 10, 2020 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.
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answered Aug 10, 2020 at 16:16
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1$\begingroup$ You 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! $\endgroup$– DKNguyenAug 10, 2020 at 20:06
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$\begingroup$ @DKNguyen, This is your contribution. I would encourage you to post an additional response pointing to above comments. $\endgroup$ Aug 10, 2020 at 21:25