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Troubleshooting
Optical Disc Guide

To use the Optical Disc Troubleshooting Guide, simply click on a defect from the list below for information on the possible causes and the associated counter-measures to correct the defect.

Type of Defect Alternate Name(s) Description
Al layer defect (1/2) Black Spot Pin hole caused by contamination
Al layer defect (2/2) Discoloration or Crack of the aluminium layer caused by chemical reaction (as time elapse)
Black Speck (1/3) Black Spot, Inclusion, Contamination Contamination of Organic substances
Black Speck (2/3) Black Spot, Inclusion, Contamination Contamination of Inorganic substances
Black Speck (3/3) Black Spot, Inclusion, Contamination Burnt layers of PC coming and/or peeling off from cylinder or nozzle inner wall
Black Streak Black Speck, Black Spot Black Streak
Brittle Disk Broken disk, Crack, Crazing Brittle Disk
Broken Disk Brittle disk, Crack, Crazing Breakage of disc caused by a physical force, during punching or ejection
Brown Discoloration Burnt PC (or Contamination of Colorants)
Brown Streak Brown Discoloration Streak of Brown Discolored PC caused by degradation
Cold Slug Cold Flow Type of Flow Mark caused by a particle of cooled (rigid) material
Disc Deformation Substrate surface deformed by Tooling parts (including Stamper)
Flashing Membrane generating on the periphery of the disc caused by excessive material
Flow Mark Jetting, (Cold Slug) Surface defect caused by insufficient flow of material
Optical Defect (1/2) Bump Optical defect on substrate caused by tooling
Optical Defect (2/2) Optical defects caused by contamination (or void)
Rough Center Hole Crack, Crazing Rough center hole
Silver Streak (1/2) Gas Streak, Moisture Streak White (or silver) streak running on the surface of the substrate along the flow of material
Silver streak (2/2) Heat Streak, Burning streak, (Cold Slug) White (or silver) streak running on the surface of the substrate along the flow of material
Sink Mark Thickness of the disk becoming thinner than the mold cavity
String String of PC extending from the nozzle
Void (1/2) Bubble Vacuumed area or air inclusion
Void (2/2) Hole in the PC substrate caused by Hydrolysis (as time elapse)
Whiten Surface Hydrolysis of PC (as time elapse)
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