IPC Peripherals CD changer....

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu Jun 12 21:21:15 2003

On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, David Woyciesjes wrote:
> David Woyciesjes wrote:
> > Tothwolf wrote:
> > > On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, David Woyciesjes wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well, the whole thing itself is about 4"Hx7"Wx13"D... Across the
> > > > top of the face is the headphone jack, volume knob, 7 buttons in a
> > > > row (for each disc) then the status light. Below that is the tray
> > > > to load the discs. And the tray is wider than your standard CD
> > > > tray... With this faceplate on it, my only choice is to keep it as
> > > > an external drive.
> > >
> > > That drive sounds very similar in design to the NEC drives I have. I
> > > have to wonder if it isn't a rebadged or OEM drive? Does it use a
> > > regular external SCSI drive chassis, or is it a custom case? The NEC
> > > and Pioneer changers I have are all custom cases.
> >
> > Well from the back it looks like a regular chassis, but the front
> > plate is definitely a custom job. I'll see if I can dig up a camera
> > tomorrow for some pictures... And I'll see if I have time today to
> > crack it open...
>
> Well, got some pics, finally. After popping it open, it definitely looks
> like an OEM drive, in a custom chassis.

I think your drive is indeed an OEM'd NEC drive. It looks nearly identical
to the NEC changers I have, but it has a few differences. My changers all
use high density SCSI connectors, while yours uses the larger 50 pin
connectors.

The plastic mechanism somewhat visible under the ribbon cable looks
identical to the mechanism that is used in my NEC MultiSpin 4Xc changers.
I'll see if I can snap a few photos of one of them for comparison. The
front panel pf my changers has the same basic layout, but the panel design
is more intricate. It would make sense that an OEM drive might have a more
plain front panel. Your drive may be identical to mine internally. If
thats the case, you can obtain a service manual from NEC (I need to do
that myself).

-Toth
Received on Thu Jun 12 2003 - 21:21:15 BST