Re: scavenging opto-isolators

Michael <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

If you don't need pin-compatible and can bear a bit larger footprint, look at
floppy drives as other suggest.

In an earlier posting, in another thread, I mentioned scavenging a 3.5"
floppy drive and other parts from a PC I found on the street. So, maybe I
can take it apart to study it and use parts from it.

By the way, the motor that moves the heads in that drive (made by Panasonic
for IBM) is a big, beautiful, Sankyo stepper. 1.8-degrees/step. I've never
done a hobby project with a stepper but this nice motor has inspired me to
do something with it.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
--
Ignorantly,
Allan Adler <ara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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