Posted by Beemer on 01/17/07 16:13

My Sony VAIO CDRW/DVD is working and although I can hear the head transport
moving when I press the eject button the tray will not open unless I use the
pin hole. (This is not a burner software lock issue) The mechanical latch
is operated by a miniature d.c. motor and on opening up the drive if I turn
the motor "by hand" the tray latch does move. However I cannot tell if the
motor is turning once everything is reassembled. To test I'm going to
apply a battery voltage to it but does anyone know the typical voltage of
such a motor?

Beemer

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