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CD drive balancing technique

A friend of mine took a defunct CD drive apart and was puzzled by some loose ball bearings in a housing on the spindle. He thinks that they are there to correct for an out of balance condition when the CD is spinning. Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks, Leon

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Leon Heller
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It's very likely. It's a standard technique on things like grinding wheel mountings.

Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines

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SOunds like a case of non-jamming set and think - clacking balls knock off the dirt that might gum up the works. Just a thought... Martin

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Thanks for the replies.

I subsequently did a bit of Googling (should have done it first) and came up with a couple of interesting (and rather mathematical) references:

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Leon Heller

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