Holding down a strip

[Stephan Khinoy]

My high school team has a light-duty Absolute conductive strip. It's rubber-like, with a conductive layer on top (I guess). My problem is how to hold it down. We tape it down with duct tape at both ends, with sticky-side up duct tape every few meters shoved underneath and taped down at the sides. None of this works, at least not on our gym floor.

Does someone have a design for clamping and tensioning the strip at the two ends? I seem to remember a device like that for copper strips. Or any other suggestions?

[Mergs]

While more expensive, gaffer's tape is what we've used with that kind of strip at ROCs and SYCs Our last ROC we had a problem because of the humidity, but otherwise it works fine. You will need to tape the ends and the edges as well, as over time the edges may curl up.
Good luck.

[SJCFU#2]

It also helps to make sure that the floor and the underside of the strip are clean before laying the strip down - even a small amount of dust will interfere with friction between the underside of the strip and the floor.

I've also heard that a few drops of water sprinkled onto the floor immediately prior to laying down the strip can help adhesion (sort of like moistening a suction cup before putting it down), so you may want to try going over the floor with a damp mop. Just be careful not to use too much water, especially on a hardwood floor.

[brtech]

Gaff. I'm surprised they let you use duct tape. We use 4", but 3" probably is okay.

Tape down one end, with a couple-three strips 2' in to the end of the strip extending 2' onto the floor.
Roll the strip out. Grab the free end a flap/tug to get it flat. Tape down the far end the same way.
Then, if you can, tape the edges down.