[sberens]

Author here, happy to answer any questions about the journey!

[fxtentacle]

Do you have any recommendations for FCC/CE testing providers?

[rxt_ian]

I'm really curious how they handled certification of a design that was changing apaprently up to the minute it was delivered...

[brk]

FWIW I've had good luck with Intertek https://www.intertek.com/ for most testing and certification processes across a variety of products.

[technothrasher]

I definitely feel your pain. I own a company that makes custom process controls for industrial and commercial clients, and while we work from a large library of hardware and software designs from past jobs, every job has a lot of the same "start from the beginning" feel as what you went through. Especially, the one thing you didn't check is always the thing that is somehow screwed up, and the sleepless nights wondering halfway into the project if you're in deep trouble.

[dickfickling]

Got a discount code for the HN family? ;-)

Congrats on shipping. I'm living in the EU working California hours (4pm-1am) and will definitely be buying one.

[sberens]

Just made one - use HN100: https://getbrighter.com/discount/HN100 :)

[ishyfishyy]

What was your marketing strategy once you had the $10 deposit landing page setup?

[niobe]

Hello, nice write up. I'm curious about your deal with the factory and downstream suppliers.. did all these iterations and fixes cost more every time? Or it was a fixed contract? How does that all work

[Neywiny]

So just to confirm, the actual cause for the controls not working is still unknown to the reader but the reason the measurements didn't make sense was swapped labels?

[sberens]

The controls weren't working because we had wired them up according to the labels which were wrong (which is also why the measurements didn't make sense to us).

[necovek]

Being 6'5" myself, I am worried I'd be blinded by the lamp when I stand up: to avoid adding a base under (an already bulky) base, is there a way to separate the lamp itself and have it wall/ceiling mounted (still pointing upwards)?

[sberens]

Because the lamp is 6'3" it's only below eye level for people who are 6'7-8.

We had another 6'5" customer who was worried about the height but they said it was totally fine even with shoes on.

[mkeeter]

Which NRTL did you end up using for certifications? Can you say more about that process?

[srtw]

Just curious about the frequency of the diodes and do they pulse simultaneously? Quite often I can perceive flicker in moving objects indoors.

[sberens]

We use constant current reduction dimming so there's zero flicker!

[stbtrax]

How did you figure out how to price your product?

[scld]

Did you find your CM through your own network? Tradeshows? Cold calling?