Convert a DVD-R Drive into a Lab scanner

September 25, 2007 By 17 Comments


[bodiby] was first to send in this New Scientist article about converting a DVD drive into a lab scanner. I did some digging and came up with the details. Here’s the paper describing the process and results. Here’s a basic schematic and description of the mod. A set of samples is placed onto a CDR. A photo sensor is used … Read the rest

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