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However, my family’s push to be a little more conservative with electrical use has put me on the never ending search for a “greener” setup above my computer. For almost two years (That’s when my final strand of traditional string lights died) I have lived with a dull office. I couldn’t stand the sterilized bright white color of the newest LED string lights, and if that wasn't the problem, then there was this constant flicker that would, for some reason, trigger my migraines.
Time after time I was tempted by the cheaper price of traditional string lights, but was determined to be more responsible. After getting the urge once more, I came to Amazon and continued my search for the impossible. The perfect, warm white, LED string light.
I came across these and noted that I hadn’t ordered them before. They came with your typical yellow edited image that all the others have, to hide the fact they’re actually soft white. I was skeptical, as always, but purchased the 200 count LED strand anyway.
They arrived in great condition, neatly wrapped and organized. They had quite a bit of heft to them which was impressive. I took them to my dark bedroom to plug them in, having every intention of being disappointed then having to make a return trip to the post office the next day. Into the outlet they went and when the lights turned on, I was left speechless.
I had to do a double, no! triple take. They were absolutely beautiful. I then began to search high and low for a flicker. There was none to be seen. I almost let out tears of joy (and I mean that). I couldn’t believe it. Finally, after two years, I found the closest and most ideal replacement for my warm white incandescent string lights.
Now, they obviously don’t have that deep glow of a hot, amber colored filament, but the color they cast is warm, soft, and romantic. It appears that the color is from the actual diode it self, as the cover, or cap, on them is clear and not colored to appear yellowed. Shown in the photos I posted.
It has several features such as a twinkle, slo-glo, combination, and waves. Just to name a few. Each one, beautiful and work as described. There is even a convenient label on the actual power box that tells you which functions there are, also photographed.
I included a video of what I believe to be the “Twinkle” mode.
The connectors allow for multiple strands to be joined and are incredibly user friendly as well as functional. It has a threaded sleeve that prevents the connector from being yanked out which is also labeled according to the polarity (+ or -) for which direction it is to be plugged in, also shown with pictures.
I’m not an expert on lights, but the LED’s included in these look different from most others I’ve used, where as they have a much longer sleeve or shaft that connects the diode to the wire, as shown.
The lights are sturdy and feel very well made. They are surprisingly heavy and each one lit up perfectly. There is an excess remainder of wire that contains no diodes that allows you to hang or run them fairly far away from a power source, although this would probably be a minor hindrance if you were planing to combine several strands as you’d be left with a long portion of unlit wire to try and hide. This worked to my advantage, however.
I will 100%, no doubt, be reordering these. Please, for the love of everything do not change anything about these strand lights. I was blown away, by not only the color, but the actual quality that are in these lights. Truly, one of my best purchases from Amazon.
