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Samsung SM-308 CD-RW/DVD combo drive for computer....SPINDLE MOTOR problem...
After poring through the Sci Elec Rep Faq, I think the problem with my
Samsung drive (internal, Dell 8100 desktop computer) is the spindle motor. It needs a nudge to get the cd spinning, though the spindle platter seems to spin freely by hand.** Question: the brushless spindle motor is sealed on one end, and the cd platter on the other end appears to be crimped on. Is there anything I can do to this motor to get it going properly? I've removed it from the drive, and blown air through it, and checked for bad connections on the miniboard attached to its bottom. Motor is marked RSM-2616A . I'd like to avoid leaving the drive open & having to poke the cd everytime I need to use it! Thank you for your help, Sean **[It needs the smallest of nudges to get the cd spinning around. Once & awhile, it will partially spin the cd not even a full revolution, but then stops. This problem came about slowly....the drive wouldn't recognize cds once & awhile, and then eventually, it wouldn't spin up for anything. I've been through cleaning the lens & all the suggestions in the FAQ.] |
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Samsung SM-308 CD-RW/DVD combo drive for computer....SPINDLE MOTOR problem...
Check the capacitor that supplies the spindle drive circuit with the kick
start to start up the motor. Use your ESR meter to check all the surface mount and mini electroytics in the unit. Beyond that, there is no repair for the motor other than replacement of the entire unit. The precision is just to critical on the placement of the spindle platter. Muckaluck wrote in message et... After poring through the Sci Elec Rep Faq, I think the problem with my Samsung drive (internal, Dell 8100 desktop computer) is the spindle motor. It needs a nudge to get the cd spinning, though the spindle platter seems to spin freely by hand.** Question: the brushless spindle motor is sealed on one end, and the cd platter on the other end appears to be crimped on. Is there anything I can do to this motor to get it going properly? I've removed it from the drive, and blown air through it, and checked for bad connections on the miniboard attached to its bottom. Motor is marked RSM-2616A . I'd like to avoid leaving the drive open & having to poke the cd everytime I need to use it! Thank you for your help, Sean **[It needs the smallest of nudges to get the cd spinning around. Once & awhile, it will partially spin the cd not even a full revolution, but then stops. This problem came about slowly....the drive wouldn't recognize cds once & awhile, and then eventually, it wouldn't spin up for anything. I've been through cleaning the lens & all the suggestions in the FAQ.] |
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Samsung SM-308 CD-RW/DVD combo drive for computer....SPINDLE MOTOR problem...
Mark,
I'm no expert...it appears to be brushless....has gray metal dome/half-round shell that spins along with the platter above. There's some windings underneath the metal shell that do not move. It does seem like something along the rotation is missing, since a mere nudge gets it spinning. Sean "Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message arthlink.net... Are you certain this is really a brushless motor? Sounds an awful lot like a regular permanent magnet / brush motor, shorted on 1/2 it's rotation (typical problem). Mark Z. "Muckaluck" wrote in message et... After poring through the Sci Elec Rep Faq, I think the problem with my Samsung drive (internal, Dell 8100 desktop computer) is the spindle motor. It needs a nudge to get the cd spinning, though the spindle platter seems to spin freely by hand.** Question: the brushless spindle motor is sealed on one end, and the cd platter on the other end appears to be crimped on. Is there anything I can do to this motor to get it going properly? I've removed it from the drive, and blown air through it, and checked for bad connections on the miniboard attached to its bottom. Motor is marked RSM-2616A . I'd like to avoid leaving the drive open & having to poke the cd everytime I need to use it! Thank you for your help, Sean **[It needs the smallest of nudges to get the cd spinning around. Once & awhile, it will partially spin the cd not even a full revolution, but then stops. This problem came about slowly....the drive wouldn't recognize cds once & awhile, and then eventually, it wouldn't spin up for anything. I've been through cleaning the lens & all the suggestions in the FAQ.] |
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Samsung SM-308 CD-RW/DVD combo drive for computer....SPINDLE MOTOR problem...
David,
Thanks for the help. I'll examine those items next. Sean "David" wrote in message ... Check the capacitor that supplies the spindle drive circuit with the kick start to start up the motor. Use your ESR meter to check all the surface mount and mini electroytics in the unit. Beyond that, there is no repair for the motor other than replacement of the entire unit. The precision is just to critical on the placement of the spindle platter. Muckaluck wrote in message et... After poring through the Sci Elec Rep Faq, I think the problem with my Samsung drive (internal, Dell 8100 desktop computer) is the spindle motor. It needs a nudge to get the cd spinning, though the spindle platter seems to spin freely by hand.** Question: the brushless spindle motor is sealed on one end, and the cd platter on the other end appears to be crimped on. Is there anything I can do to this motor to get it going properly? I've removed it from the drive, and blown air through it, and checked for bad connections on the miniboard attached to its bottom. Motor is marked RSM-2616A . I'd like to avoid leaving the drive open & having to poke the cd everytime I need to use it! Thank you for your help, Sean **[It needs the smallest of nudges to get the cd spinning around. Once & awhile, it will partially spin the cd not even a full revolution, but then stops. This problem came about slowly....the drive wouldn't recognize cds once & awhile, and then eventually, it wouldn't spin up for anything. I've been through cleaning the lens & all the suggestions in the FAQ.] |
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