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Re:Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of My First Hardware P... by rxt_ian on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @06:42AM (#46884636)
That would certainly make certification easier, but as I suspect you understand, wouldnt achieve it alone.

Even if every component was CE qualified, the combination would have to pass its own testing, plus there are a lot more to the standards than just not electrocuting you immediately upon contact.

I can't see any of the energy efficiency labelling that would be required in the UK or EU for example...

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Re:Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of My First Hardware P... by fxtentacle on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @10:28AM (#46886996)
1. there's no official mention of any CE / FCC certification

2. I asked shortly after the author offered to answer questions, but there was no response

I'm starting to wonder if this project maybe just shipped without CE / FCC certification because they didn't know it would be required.

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Re:Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of My First Hardware P... by rxt_ian on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @12:33PM (#46888760)
In the absence of any evidence to the contrary it certainly seems likely.

Pretty concerning for such a high power device.

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