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Hey Steve,

The voice coil assembly is what positions the read/write head over the hard drive platter. It's similar to the coil in a speaker but it moves sideways instead.

See <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk6.htm> for more details.

Regards,

Mike

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Well, I had a little experiment with a hard drive voice coil assembly and one channel of a 2x100W amp :) http://webstaa.com/downloads/DSC06050.JPG Video (WMV 616 KB) I tried a frequency generator and an MP3, both gave pretty good results. It would definitely require a servo feedback loop to power a ...

Heya,

Does anyone have/know where to get a copy of Disc Recording vol. 1 & 2 in or around Sydney.

Regards,

Mike

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Thanks for that Steve, I hadn't seen that episode - it's pretty cool.

Regards,

Mike

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Has anyone tried using a hard drive voice coil assembly to power a cutter head?

Regards

Mike

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