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How does a scratched CD skip?

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JoeCometgp2220

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8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

The scratch confuses the LASER tracking control system (possibly causing the LASER to skip one or more circular tracks) and interrupts the flow of data bits (possibly exceeding the error correction system's limits, resulting in bad data/sound).

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