Reviews Editor
Bulb and lamp testing, flicker measurement, smart lighting apps, packaging and delivery checks, and portable-lamp drop tests.
Colin Avery runs the hands-on rotation at LitBuyUS, covering lamps on the bench and in a real room. The running log records damage on arrival, plastic-free packaging, and smart bulbs that lose pairing after a router restart. Delivery timings and packaging photographs sit alongside checks of light output, colour, flicker, dimming and heat, with drop testing for portable lamps. Each lamp spends at least a week in a real room before the review is written, and any outlier reading is repeated before it enters the article, so the account can describe both test conditions and changes during use.
11 ans à couvrir ce domaine
- Bulb and lamp hands-on testing
- Flicker capture and modulation depth
- Smart lighting setup and app reliability
- Dimmer compatibility across leading-edge and trailing-edge circuits
- Packaging, shipping damage, and agent timing
- Thermal behavior of integrated LED fixtures
Parcours
- 2014
- Worked a retail lighting counter in Seattle, handling returns and warranty claims
- 2017
- Joined a home-improvement content team as a product tester for bulbs and fixtures
- 2020
- Joined LitBuyUS as Reviews Editor and built the desk's flicker capture rig
- 2022
- Logged the desk's 400th hands-on product test and standardized packaging audits
- 2024
- Added the drop-test protocol for portable lamps after a reader reported a cracked shade joint
Références
- Bench Instrument Certification: Spectrometer and Lux MeterLitBuyUS internal training program 2020
- High-Frame-Rate Flicker Capture CertificationLitBuyUS bench certification 2022
- Test Bench Safety and Li-Ion HandlingLitBuyUS internal safety program 2024
Comment je teste
On arrival, Colin photographs the packaging and records delivery time from checkout to the doorstep. The complete bench sequence measures lux at 1 m and 2 m, takes colour readings with a spectrometer, checks flicker at 120 fps and 240 fps, tests four dimmer circuits, and takes 30-minute thermal readings. Portable lamps also undergo three drops onto oak flooring. Every outlier reading is repeated before inclusion in a review.
