Is there a website anywhere that gives a description of the codes found on surface mount resistors and transistors?? I have just junked two IBM laster printers and they have tons of surface mount parts on. Ones that i might be able to use. I also found two nice big steppers ( one of which is bipolar, still gotta look at the other one. Is there any use in keeping the laster emitters? What can i do with them. There is also another motor in the laser unit that has what looks like a well polished octagonal mirror on it ( very smooth spinning ) and two sensors ( i presume laser detectors cause theyre at the limits of the printing area. John -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads