Courtesy of a google search found http://www.eciusa.com/cdr/techdic.htm "The track pitch specification for a CD is 1.6=B10.1 microns." I, for one, wouldn't mind seeing an illustration of this film-can spectrum gadget you built. Barry >9. Question: What is the pitch of the tracks on a normal CD ? I am unable >to find this information (it is of about 2 um but how much exactly?). -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.