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Weasel
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Lite User Manual
Weasel
®
Lite User Manual
2.3 Tracks
Your Weasels follow an optical track, i.e. a black line against a light background. In this way, you can
define, understand, and change the travel path easily. The optical track is composed of track elements
which can simply be affixed on the floor. With these track elements, you can define both the shape of
the main loop and all stations (e.g. as bays). A variety of such track elements is already included in your
Weasel
®
Lite Starter Kit. Additional elements can be purchased at any time.
For installation of the track elements, you will need a
pencil
, a
square
and a
box knife
for cutting the
track elements to size, especially for cutting the straights off the reel. In addition, you will need a tape
measure for aligning the track and checking if the required distances are kept. Adhesive tape may be
useful for temporary alignment of track elements before affixing them finally. For long straight sections,
you can also use a chalk line or line laser.
The following table lists all track elements available for designing your Weasel
®
Lite travel path. Before
affixing the track elements, we recommend to just place them on the floor and check the travel path
once again. It is often easier to identify potential problems (e.g. obstacles) when you actually see the
travel path in the field. You may also want to fix the track elements temporarily using standard adhesive
tape for this purpose.
Track element
Sketch
Straights:
Straights come on 25m reels. These track elements
are used for all straight sections in your travel path. Simply cut
the required length off the reel by means of a box knife.
