Correct me if I'm wrong (as if I need to ask you to) but don't CD and MD
units use some sort of laser-diode, presumably a little like an LED and most
LEDs require a forward voltage of only about 2V. Okay, I know nought
about laser-didoes but surely they don't require voltage-multiplying circuit
(inverter) to generate a high enough voltage. Given the efficiency (or
lack of) of such circuits I'd be amazed that any discman would manage
more than an hour or two if it's multiplying to just tens, let alone hundreds
or even thousands of volts.
I know that back in the early 80s Maplins the UK electronics chain (as
against the holiday camp :-) had a laser which required about 6KV to
operate but this was a "proper" laser not some pretend one which only
needs a few volts to "Stimulate the Emission of Radiation" or so they
pretend. [Gaz feels rather clever showing he knows that laser is an
acronym, wonders if he should mention tardis and scuba... nope :-]
Cheers,
PrinceGaz -> not *quite* geeky enough to know what phaser stands for,
perhaps the ph being photon as against light?
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Antoniou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> It would make sense as the inverters for the laser units could be generating
> a destructively interfering RF.
> Adios,
> LarZ
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