could this work????

[jamier]

just a question for you all. i have an alpine radio which has a hard time to read burned cd's, i was thinking about trying to swap the laser sensor from a cd rom drive to see if itll work in the radio, I know cd roms will read just about anything but not sure if it'll work in a car radio. i know the two systems have different power voltages 120 vs 12v but will this affect the laser???just a thought since i have time to mess around with the radio untill i buy a new 1. any sugestions is it possible will or can it work???? thanks

[GNTurbo6]

They actually don't have different power voltages, at least not 120v vs 12v. Your computer's power supply molex plugs have 4 wires going to them, 12 volt+, 5 volt+, 12 volt- and 5v-. While in theory this could work, it's probably way more trouble than it's worth. Just go buy a new radio, even base model cd players have enough features for most people.

[jamier]

thanks for the response on the power issue. as for getting a new 1 i also agree with you on that but im a tinkerer and like a challenge. like i said i have time to play right now and just wanted to see if this could work. I have an older high end radio thats already hooked into the system with amps and all installed in my truck , just looking for a way to make it work and to pass some time. now that i know the power will not be a problem im gona dive into it. if it messes up ill just use a mp3- ipod with it thanks for the response ..