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Re: Keypad height



yes, but you said; "a few inches" - to me a few inches is 3...which would
still be at around 41".


"Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms> wrote in message
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| Take another look at a typical light switch.
| Mine are 38" from the floor to the top of
| the switch plates.  With the bottom of the
| keypad 8 to 10" above that, the LCD
| display will be roughly 50 to 52" above
| the floor.  The average American woman
| is about 5'4" tall.  That's 64".  If her eyes
| are 4" below the top of her head that
| puts them at 60", or 8" to 10" above the
| display.  Standing a foot or so back she's
| at a perfect angle to read the display and
| the keypad is at a perfect height to use it
| without raising her arm at the shoulder.
| Watch women use a keypad for a while
| and you'll see what I mean.
|
| I've experimented with this quite a bit and
| found that's the height most women prefer.
| If the lady of the house is taller or shorter
| than average I adjust the height accordingly.
| [Note: Perhaps I should say I *used to*
| since the usual suspects are sure to make
| an issue of the fact that I quit installing a
| few years ago]
|
| --
|
| Regards,
| Robert L Bass
|
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| > only if you have little people for clients...
| > thats waaaayyyy too low.  especially if
| > you have to program from the keypad...
| > you'd be on your knees for an hour with
| > a Napco.
| >
| >|>  What is the standard keypad height for
| >|> mounting an LCD Ademco Vista keypad.
| >|> I'm 6 foot tall.
| >|
| >| Most LCD keypads are designed to be
| >| easiest to read while looking down from
| >| above the unit.  I always preferred to install
| >| them a few inches above the light switch
| >| next to the door from the garage, the front
| >| door (when appropriate) and the master
| >| bedroom door.
|
|




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