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My HumanCharger device is finally here, after a long, long, long, long wait.

I’m very excited and happy!

Here are a few things I noticed:

Unboxing and First Impressions:

• Nice, clean packaging
• Easy to open
• Was able to turn it on right away
• The device itself is made of smooth metal and feels nice
• The earplugs seem standard, made of plastic and rubber
• The LEDs are smaller (2mm diameter) than I expected and as bright as I can imagine they get (not blindingly bright though)
• There are bright LEDs in the ear-plugs and not “fiber-optic cable endpoints” as Oleksii and I had theorized for heat-management.

• Technical specifications from the booklet:

  • Typical session duration: 12 minutes
  • Average light intensity: > 10,000 lux (within 1cm of the LED)
  • Peak wavelength: 450nm

First Use

• The earplugs fit comfortably in my ears though I’m not sure if they’re positioned correctly. No guidance found in the booklet.
• The earplugs got warm but not uncomfortably so.
• The battery was empty less than 10 minutes after start. I think that it was low on power to begin with, so I’m charging it now. That makes sense, I didn’t expect it to be 100% charged.

So, right now I’m waiting for a re-charge and the experiment will begin by tomorrow morning. I’ll probably write a few more posts on the progress I’m making with the HumanCharger.