equilibrium
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Can you teach me how you measure angle? I know it's probably simple but I am not so good at what angles are what. Thanks!
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How do you check angle?
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Can you teach me how you measure angle? I know it's probably simple but I am not so good at what angles are what. Thanks!
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Jennifer mom to my 7
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skylinphoto
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If you have an andriod phone (better than the iphone mwuhahahaha)..theres apps that are free that will tell you the angle.
monica-m
CPST Instructor
What are they called? I have an Android and would love to be able to use it instead of my ipod.
skylinphoto
New member
There's a few of them. Just search for 'level' or 'angle'. My favorite though is "Is it Straight?"..but it costs $0.99.
equilibrium
New member
Woo hoo, thanks! I do have an iphone. I am going to check the apps out. I wasn't sure if they would be accurate. I don't get how some of those apps work!! I love my iphone.
That was hilarious, that crossposty thing. It was almost word for word the same-just a different app name!!!
Much appreciated.
Now, how is it that people do it at home with just a picture? I heard someone say they do it on the computer but need pic of the ground too, etc. Thanks!
That was hilarious, that crossposty thing. It was almost word for word the same-just a different app name!!!
Much appreciated.
Now, how is it that people do it at home with just a picture? I heard someone say they do it on the computer but need pic of the ground too, etc. Thanks!
glockchick
New member
The iHandy level you have to calibrate on a surface you know is level, but it's not hard. I use it all the time.
Mae
Well-known member
A lot of us with some experience are pretty good at just eye-balling the picture and making an accurate guess, as long as the picture is taken at level ground.
There are a few members who can pull some magical tricks in Microsoft Word and play with angles and lines and buttons and make it work. I've ... tried doing that. :dizzy: I wasn't too successful.
So instead, I downloaded that App for my iPod and I also have an actual angle reader that I keep in my technician kit.
-- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004T807/ref=ox_ya_os_product?tag=carseatorg-20"]This is the angle reader I have[/ame], in case anybody is wondering. An action shot --
Jennifer mom to my 7
Well-known member
Oh my! A rare breed! A radian at a almost a 30* angle
snowbird25ca
Moderator - CPST Instructor
I also want to post to not get obsessed over numbers. Watch the baby when it's a newborn, and when it's an older child, don't make them so upright that they look like they're sitting up.
Angles aren't a science and in general are over-thought a bit too much. My approach is this - the average parent does not worry about if their seat is 34* or 44* - they look at the recline indicator and go from there.
Most seats have a line-level-to-ground or else an actual indicator. They aren't always perfectly accurate, but they're usually ok.
There is an additional issue that the interior angle of the seat doesn't always match the exterior angle - and some seats the interior angle changes as a child grows in height, so it's not necessary to make the seat more upright because the child is already naturally sitting more upright. (The EFTA is like that.)
So bottom line? The apps are fine to use, but try not to get angle obsessed. There has been only once in the last 2 years that I have pulled out my angle-checker that looks like one somebody posted earlier in the thread - and that was because the parent wanted to know what the angle was. Otherwise the exact # doesn't matter as long as the seat isn't over-reclined or isn't so upright that the kid looks like they're upright instead of semi-reclined. Seats that are too upright look unnaturally upright, and seats that are over-reclined look like the kids are really reclined. Generally if either one of those is the case, adjust accordingly. :thumbsup:
Angles aren't a science and in general are over-thought a bit too much. My approach is this - the average parent does not worry about if their seat is 34* or 44* - they look at the recline indicator and go from there.
Most seats have a line-level-to-ground or else an actual indicator. They aren't always perfectly accurate, but they're usually ok.
There is an additional issue that the interior angle of the seat doesn't always match the exterior angle - and some seats the interior angle changes as a child grows in height, so it's not necessary to make the seat more upright because the child is already naturally sitting more upright. (The EFTA is like that.)
So bottom line? The apps are fine to use, but try not to get angle obsessed. There has been only once in the last 2 years that I have pulled out my angle-checker that looks like one somebody posted earlier in the thread - and that was because the parent wanted to know what the angle was. Otherwise the exact # doesn't matter as long as the seat isn't over-reclined or isn't so upright that the kid looks like they're upright instead of semi-reclined. Seats that are too upright look unnaturally upright, and seats that are over-reclined look like the kids are really reclined. Generally if either one of those is the case, adjust accordingly. :thumbsup:
wvmommy007
New member
I also have an actual angle reader that I keep in my technician kit.
I have one of those! And now I feel like a nerd.
I WANT an angle reader. For now, I make a right angle with my thumb and index finger, and halfway is 45, and a third is 30.
I don't stress over it if it looks good to me. You see enough, you can generally tell if it's overreclined or too upright. And of course the child is the most accurate indicator of needing more recline, and I always tell the parents that! There are a few brands where the level line or angle indicators are NOTORIOUSLY off. So when that's a potential issue I teach parents to evaluate angle using a different method.
I don't stress over it if it looks good to me. You see enough, you can generally tell if it's overreclined or too upright. And of course the child is the most accurate indicator of needing more recline, and I always tell the parents that! There are a few brands where the level line or angle indicators are NOTORIOUSLY off. So when that's a potential issue I teach parents to evaluate angle using a different method.
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