Digest Number 140
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Felix,
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:00:34 -0000
> From: "Felix Chan" <flexchan@h...>
> Subject: Broken Boe-Bot Infared Led. Help Pls.
>
> Hi all,
>
> My Boe-bot's IR Led was broken. I have tried to buy another IR Led to
> replace it. However, it don't success, it always detected the object.
> I think I bough a wrong IR Red. Could anyone please tell me the
> specification of the Boe-Bot IR LEd ?
Any IR LED will work just fine. What you have discovered relates to
IR "splash". You need to cover your LED with black electrical shrink
tube, available at any electronics store BUT Radio Shack. If you don't
cover the LED barrel the IR radiation "sprays" out in an arc of 40
degrees usually.
DLC
--
* Dennis Clark Mechanical Engineering Behavior Based Robotics *
* dlc@v... www.verinet.com/~dlc Colorado State University *
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:00:34 -0000
> From: "Felix Chan" <flexchan@h...>
> Subject: Broken Boe-Bot Infared Led. Help Pls.
>
> Hi all,
>
> My Boe-bot's IR Led was broken. I have tried to buy another IR Led to
> replace it. However, it don't success, it always detected the object.
> I think I bough a wrong IR Red. Could anyone please tell me the
> specification of the Boe-Bot IR LEd ?
Any IR LED will work just fine. What you have discovered relates to
IR "splash". You need to cover your LED with black electrical shrink
tube, available at any electronics store BUT Radio Shack. If you don't
cover the LED barrel the IR radiation "sprays" out in an arc of 40
degrees usually.
DLC
--
* Dennis Clark Mechanical Engineering Behavior Based Robotics *
* dlc@v... www.verinet.com/~dlc Colorado State University *
Comments
tube. Is it all right ?
Thanks.
Original Message
From: Tom Rose <tomrose@i...>
To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Digest Number 140
> Dennis Clark wrote:
> >
> > Felix,
> >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:00:34 -0000
> > > From: "Felix Chan" <flexchan@h...>
> > > Subject: Broken Boe-Bot Infared Led. Help Pls.
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > My Boe-bot's IR Led was broken. I have tried to buy another IR Led to
> > > replace it. However, it don't success, it always detected the object.
> > > I think I bough a wrong IR Red. Could anyone please tell me the
> > > specification of the Boe-Bot IR LEd ?
> >
> > Any IR LED will work just fine. What you have discovered relates to
> > IR "splash". You need to cover your LED with black electrical shrink
> > tube, available at any electronics store BUT Radio Shack. If you don't
> > cover the LED barrel the IR radiation "sprays" out in an arc of 40
> > degrees usually.
> >
> > DLC
> > --
> >
> > * Dennis Clark Mechanical Engineering Behavior Based Robotics *
> > * dlc@v... www.verinet.com/~dlc Colorado State University *
> >
> There are a number of narrow angle irleds. Check out claris
> --
> Best Regards
> Tom Rose
> President ETA
>
> For Opacity Training and Measurement Services and Products Visit
> http://www.eta-is-opacity.com
> For Baghouse Monitors Visit
> http://www.tartek.com
>
>
>
>
>
> Felix,
>
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:00:34 -0000
> > From: "Felix Chan" <flexchan@h...>
> > Subject: Broken Boe-Bot Infared Led. Help Pls.
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My Boe-bot's IR Led was broken. I have tried to buy another IR Led to
> > replace it. However, it don't success, it always detected the object.
> > I think I bough a wrong IR Red. Could anyone please tell me the
> > specification of the Boe-Bot IR LEd ?
>
> Any IR LED will work just fine. What you have discovered relates to
> IR "splash". You need to cover your LED with black electrical shrink
> tube, available at any electronics store BUT Radio Shack. If you don't
> cover the LED barrel the IR radiation "sprays" out in an arc of 40
> degrees usually.
>
> DLC
> --
>
> * Dennis Clark Mechanical Engineering Behavior Based Robotics *
> * dlc@v... www.verinet.com/~dlc Colorado State University *
>
There are a number of narrow angle irleds. Check out claris
--
Best Regards
Tom Rose
President ETA
For Opacity Training and Measurement Services and Products Visit
http://www.eta-is-opacity.com
For Baghouse Monitors Visit
http://www.tartek.com