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Good god, is there some trick that I don't know about when it comes to reading these mould codes? The things are so small I cannot read them, and my scanner blows them out since that section is usually transparent.

Plextor PX-755UF, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3

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Jeweler's Loupe, Magnifying glass, USB Microscope, Higher quality scanner, take your pick.

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  • From: Ohio
  • Registered: 2021-09-30
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Thank you. I will try to get ahold of some new methods. Currently I found a small macro lens that is helping a lot but definitely need to find better methods.

Plextor PX-755UF, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3

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http://forum.redump.org/topic/36372/

Plextor PX-755UF, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3

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I use a cheap magnifying glass, nothing fancy.

BW-16D1HT | PX-W4824TU | PX-W5224A | PX-760A | PX-712A | Plextor Premium | Pioneer 209DBK | TS-H352C | TS-H353A | Wii
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EmuGuru wrote:

Good god, is there some trick that I don't know about when it comes to reading these mould codes? The things are so small I cannot read them, and my scanner blows them out since that section is usually transparent.

For me, i use the lamp's light

  • Registered: 2019-06-28
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I mainly try to try to have a light reflect where the code is, as that makes the code more visible.  I also have a magnifying glass I use.  It's still a bit annoying to work with.

I also had decent results scanning it with the scanner's lid open - this probably works better in a dark room at night; this image was during the day.  It probably also depends on the scanner - the scanner I used here produces black/grey when there's no background.  The text is also much more readable at higher DPIs.

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