steph
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After reading the thread from SPB it got me wondering about rf tethering in general. It kinda seems like a attack on Britax but then again maybe he was just talking about them because they are one of two companies that allow it.
Here is the quote from the other post:
como/signo RF tethering:
NOT APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY RECARO AT THIS TIME. when i asked him if the testing had been done with/without, he said he was "not at liberty" to answer. so we don't know if it was tested and failed, or if it simply wasn't done. this engineer seemed intimately familiar with the data out there and other seats on the market, and commented that RF tethering is really a mess, and depending on the vehicle and RF tether points chosen (since there is no standard or approved attachment point like there is with top tether anchors, and they may be off center or at extreme angles), it can make the difference between improving or worsening the crash test results of a given seat-- ANY seat. he also had some not very nice things to say about britax's allowing their seats to be RF tethered given the lack of standardized tether points (or non-existing points) in cars. for this reason, recaro is not comfortable endorsing the practice. they are currently evaluating whether or not to allow it in the future, and if (big IF), it would likely apply retroactively to all current shipping comos/signos. but as of now, RF TETHERING IS NOT ALLOWED.
Here is the quote from the other post:
como/signo RF tethering:
NOT APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY RECARO AT THIS TIME. when i asked him if the testing had been done with/without, he said he was "not at liberty" to answer. so we don't know if it was tested and failed, or if it simply wasn't done. this engineer seemed intimately familiar with the data out there and other seats on the market, and commented that RF tethering is really a mess, and depending on the vehicle and RF tether points chosen (since there is no standard or approved attachment point like there is with top tether anchors, and they may be off center or at extreme angles), it can make the difference between improving or worsening the crash test results of a given seat-- ANY seat. he also had some not very nice things to say about britax's allowing their seats to be RF tethered given the lack of standardized tether points (or non-existing points) in cars. for this reason, recaro is not comfortable endorsing the practice. they are currently evaluating whether or not to allow it in the future, and if (big IF), it would likely apply retroactively to all current shipping comos/signos. but as of now, RF TETHERING IS NOT ALLOWED.
