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Re: Lighting up the vison targets?

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Originally Posted by billbo911 View Post
We did a little test to see how far off axis you could be and still see the light being reflected back to the source. We wanted to know if the color could be polluted by a robot right next to yours with a different color light. We found that as little as 6 inches off axis was enough to SIGNIFICANTLY reduce the reflection. By 12 inches, it was gone!
Look through the center of the ring, where your lens should be, and you will see the light!
Wow! That makes a big difference! I didn't even think about looking through the center.
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