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Re: Line Sensors: Gaffers Tape versus Carpet Reflectivity

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Originally Posted by daneelshof View Post
As it turns out, the tape we bought is actually the ProGaff specified by FIRST. So we may be having a problem with our carpet not being the same as the FIRST spec. I'll try some different carpet combinations and report back (we are trying to avoid buying a roll of spec carpet ^_^)
You might not need to buy a roll of carpet.

Contact a local carpet place that sells the correct brand and see if you can get a remnant that is about 6' Wide and 8'-10' long. That should be more than enough for line tracker testing, but should still be pretty cheap.
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