(Christmas) -Plastik at its finest.

Video at Amazon.com View classic and traditional Christmas in all honor, but to experience a la Wonderland is burned, can probably do without most households. No later than in conjunction with toddlers is the matter real tree and real candles on a quite dangerous Husarenritt open-ended. The obvious solution - electric candles and fairy lights made of plastic. Not pretty, but effective. But there are these fair-safe solution left in pretty? At least initially ...

Of course I was extremely skeptical about me because of alleged technical achievement is snowing inside. Not that I would occupy myself seriously with the advantages of an elegant Christmas decoration, but a complete failure, I wanted the presence of my wife then also not afford. And added, the result is not as bad as originally feared. Yes actually, surprisingly high, apart from very little quirks.

At first sight, the delivery is quite ambitious. Twenty individual LED Christmas candles can be found in the package, accompanied by a lot of trappings. First among the protagonists. Incl. Flames head, each candle is highly exactly nine centimeters. Implied wax drops on the outer skin, provide a more natural and higher quality optics, would be perfect if every candle would be individually patterned and perhaps even of different length rest. These are the candles do not Unfortunately, it would probably hardly industrially implemented effectively. Companies will each candle on a stand-alone battery to flame head is turned up / pulled and inserted the battery. Respect. energy efficiency is of course already be described almost as reckless, although usage is still fairly limited, because a whole lot of power not needed by the small flames head according to experience. Nevertheless, and again for clarification - 20 batteries for the full use of all the candles, that's a challenge (!). Find themselves in my technically exuberant, household located immediately no reusable batteries in this amount and magnitude. Small consolation - the manufacturer proves to be spendierfreudig and takes care of the initial.

Rounding out the inserts of a whole arsenal of different mounting options. In addition to brackets on the Christmas tree itself (eg for the Advent) and suction cup mount (eg for doors and / or windows) are supplied with small earth spikes. Earth rods and suction cups but only in a small number (four or five pieces), while brackets are available for all candles available.

Be activated by remote control and the candles in conjunction with this, the concept developed slowly its charm and real benefits in practice. So annoying the standalone battery supply each candle is, it has at the same time the advantage that a cable tie can be wherever placed, is completely eliminated, that is, each candle can freely on the tree, or. These omitted hiding the connection cable, the need for any power supply and the risk of failure of the whole string of lights, for example, for a cable break. Another positive side effect - with separate use of candles can be started with a tour the lighting in many different areas. Two candles at the entrance, three in the decoration in the living room, the remaining fifteen in the tree - in this case the incident and inventiveness are virtually unlimited. The range of the remote ends after about two to three meters close distance to the candles.

If last an assessment of the quality of light. Unfortunately I - mid to late October - still not befitting Christmas tree disposal. But the ability to choose improvised candles flutter, the result of a real candle comes pretty damn close, especially the candles - for whatever reason - do not flicker in complete harmony. In addition, the repertoire includes various illuminance.

Conclusion: plastic candles are never broadcast, openness and beauty reach real wax candles to 100%. But in direct comparison with cheap plastic bombers, these LED Christmas candles very much spirit of Christmas, in the four walls and represent a very good, comfortable and safe alternative. Granted transport do not come cheap, but the purchase price is expected to be in Over hopefully many years use, fast return on investment.

Addendum: It seems that the LED candles are (as of 12/18/2014) partly in varying quality, with respect to the light intensity and light quality ships,.. This can be assessed in the aftermath barely. When in doubt, I recommend the return or exchange on the AZ guarantee Amazon.