Incredible Donation!

Posted on October 10, 2016

We just received a huge donation from a supporter on Freecycle. Look at all this cool stuff. Thank you very much!

• 2 Epson Stylus Color 580 inkjet printers
• NEC Silentwriter SuperScript 660i laser printer
• HP ScanJet 6200C
• Audiovox in-car DVD player.

Each was absolutely full of useful parts. Here are the results of the tear-down:

From the inkjets:

• 2 smooth rods
• 2 pairs of matched stepper motors
• 2 belts and idle pulleys
• 2 optical end-stops

From the scanner:

• 1 stepper motor
• 1 belt and idle pulley

From the laser printer:

• 1 small stepper motor
• 1 large stepper motor
• 1 12-volt fan
• 2 optical end-stops

There aren’t many moving parts in the DVD player. With any luck the screen can be used in another application.