I bought this as a bright ribbon garland telling myself, it's great for Christmas, and then one day I thought to change the AC adapter by batteries but succeed in getting the required 12V and 3A m ' were quickly discouraged. If the product works very well, with the remote control offering about 12 shades that mixes red, green and blue LEDs to achieve the desired color. Regarding the animation I only use the FADE which is most soft. The rest is a bit stroboscopic.
