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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Principles - Warranty Accrual (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |
Warranty accrual, beginning balance | $ 7,058,769 | $ 142,560
Accrual for warranty | 92,191 | 7,981,413
Warranty costs incurred | (1,149,096) | (1,065,204)
Warranty accrual, ending balance | $ 6,001,864 | $ 7,058,769

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- Definition Amount of increase in the standard product warranty accrual from warranties issued. Excludes extended product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph ((c)(3)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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