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RE: best tape to mark a line on the floor to follow?
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:22:26 GMT
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Original-From:
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Steve Hassenplug <SteveH@mailcode.com>
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If you're worried about removing the Electrical tape, why don't you put down
a strip of masking tape, then put the electrical tape over the top of it.
Personally, I've never had any problems removing electrical tape from
things. I seem to use it as much as many people use duct tape. The cheap
electrical tape will sometimes leave black adhesive lines. Just get better
quality electrical tape.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Jackson [mailto:ben@ben.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 2:58 AM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: best tape to mark a line on the floor to follow?
I've been looking for some kind of tape I can apply to my kitchen floor to
mark
paths for a robot to follow. Electrical tape has ideal reflective
properties,
but I don't want to put it down because it can be hard to get back up. I
tried
plain masking tape but the light sensor cannot differentiate it from the
floor
*at all*.
So far the best thing I've found is some blue 1" Scotch masking tape
(Long-Mask[tm] Masking Tape #2090). This works well enough to experiment
with,
but the delta between the bare floor and the tape is only 25-40 (of 1024,
readin the sensor as RAW). Has anyone else found a better solution?
On a slightly related note, what's the best way to get a second light
sensor?
Is there a good set which includes one, or should I order the plain part
from
Pitsco?
--Ben
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| I did an experiment with my 9 year old Granddaughter on several kinds of tape. NET: "friction tape" is best. This is a tar-black fabric tape that is intended for taping handles of baseball bats, hockey sticks, and other important items. She wrote an (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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