40Ft 120 LEDs Connectable Colored LED String Lights(No Adapter, No Remote)

These lights are tiny, but bright! I have an archway in my kitchen and I used blue icicle lights and simply kept them plugged in. I saw these and thought they may work. I. LOVE. THESE. They were a bit of a challenge to unwind as they came coiled. Bit by bit I gently worked it until straight. The wire inside mostly keeps the shape you go for, and that helps but I was concerned about over bending until straight. Wire breaks if "worked" too much, but we are not here for a science lesson. Once I had it untangled, I realized I would be able to do the arch, and then back again. So I did! I started with plenty of slack for the charger (which is standard with a USB port for the wire-think of the possibilities!) and used tiny command hooks. Now, next time, I would alternate the direction the hooks face, one left, one right, repeat all the way. I did that on the top....much better. Since I started with the hooks all facing the kitchen, I had to wine the wire (remember it keeps its shape) around the tiny hooks. No big deal, and when I went back the other way I had room to wind again, since the wire is so thin. The picture here does not do it justice, but it is so neat and tidy I just love it. I wasn't sure if I would like the alternating blue and green but since I love both colors, it works. Now, don't judge my messy house, mkay?

I collect mini houses. I keep some of them lit on a little shelf all year long. I used to use Christmas lights. Then I went down to rice lights. When those burnt out I ordered these. These are the best so far. They are exactly as described...very bendy and very small. I also bought a plug with a switch on it so that I wouldn't have to plug and unplug them daily. The DC to AC converter is the only big and slightly ugly thing about the lights. The converter box is maybe 1 inch by 2 1/2 inches, black, and has a green indicator light on it. If your outlet is visible then you have to deal with that. The lights are so tiny they almost disappear and cast really nice light. I have had them about a month now and they are on all day everyday without any troubles. I did not put any 90 degree bends in the wire, but I did some major looping and shaping. The wire keeps the shape you put it in, unlike normal Christmas lights which are hard to work with. I also debated cool white light or warm white light. I went with the cool light...on a flip of a coin...sort of decision. It is a nice true white light. Very broad spectrum, all of the colors of the rainbow are there. I was worried the cool white would be too harsh, but it looks the same color as white Christmas lights to me. I will be ordering more before Christmas for other displays. I really like these.

These are awesome LED lights. They run on DC voltage, so no flicker at all, which is exactly what I was looking for. I used them for my front yard Christmas lights. I have a couple reservations. First, the package I got last year (2014) was not fully waterproof. I ran them outside in the rain all last year no problem. This year, however, they went out and it was because the power adapter leaked water inside. Since I bought quite a few sets, I just used another adapter and the lights themselves are fine. It is worth noting that the power adapter shown in the picture today looks different than the one I got from HAHOME last year, so maybe they addressed this. The other issue I had is I purchased three cool white sets, and they were not color matched to each other. All three were different from each other. Not that far off, but out of the three I had one was noticeably warmer, and each could be distinguished from each other. But I would agree that all three where a 'cool' white color. I took photos of them in RAW mode with my DSLR, and Photoshop indicated they ranged from 4700K to 6000K. But for my purposes, this wasn't a big issue. All the LEDs on a single string were matched to each other, however. Also, these lights do not use much power at all. The 1.0A adapter is plenty, and I made a splitter and could easily run 5 of them off one adapter. I don't remember what each string used, but I did measure them and I think it was somewhere between 100mA - 200mA each. Different colors may use different amounts of power as well. Overall, I am very satisfied. I made a controller using a microchip that had high frequency PWM to fade and twinkle them, and it worked great.

Spend extra time carefully straightening this out and go slowly when pulling it so any little loops get straightened without kinking. Just go slow and maybe get a helper. Our company colors are Blue and Green. I spent several hours putting LED Strip lighting in one rack, which demands careful and experienced soldering skill, plus dealing with adhesive failures the next day and applying Gorilla Super Glue Gel, 15 g and the hassle of getting that on your fingers while trying to press it back in place... This stuff is so much easier although not as versatile and I have no intention of trying to cut or splice it. I used regular old zip tie anchors uxcell Nylon Self-Adhesive Twist Locks Wire Holder 25 Pcs Off White , put maybe 6 or 8 up around the inside rim of the server rack, and then loop some zip ties Monoprice 105755 4-Inch 18LBS Cable Tie, 100-Piece/Pack, Black through the anchors very loosely. Now feed the USB plug through them and keep going around and around, if you pull carefully it just keeps feeding through the loops as you pull the rest along in until you have it all in the zip ties. Get the plug where you want it, tighten the zip ties, run a USB extender (I just used the ones that come free in Logitech Keyboard/Mouse combos.

Set up in the fall and they worked for a couple months. . December 25th they stopped working it was a temp of -43 (felt like-52). Hopefully they start working again in the spring.