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
It's very likely. It's a standard technique on things like grinding wheel mountings.
Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines
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
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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