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Virtual Lab: The Inner Workings of CD/DVD Drives
 University of Virginia
             
 
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Here is the assembly of motor and gears that drives the CD/DVD tray in and out of the drive.

Using the blue cam, the same assembly will be used to lift the rotation motor up to the disk.
 
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