Konstsmide
Optik 3
What a shock after opening the package. The candles seemed to me huge. 14.5 cm long and 2cm thick scarce. Who wired candles, will be just over half used so large. The thickness is of course determined by the AA batteries and also the amount of course somehow given due to the batteries and the technology. Must also say that the other two Christmas tree candles are significantly larger than wired systems, that eventually you get used to the size. But since the first candles were the largest the same, my brief scare.
Unlike the other two systems tested the lampshade is "white and not transparent. Regardless of that without this looks not very good, the candle will look even bigger. But you can not say that something is vorgemogelt because match the product photos exactly the impression I had, however, is another light source additionally switched on at the photos, otherwise you would only see the "flame" itself (see luminosity).
Ivory.
Processing 1
Since it can not complain. The screw cap is neat. The bracket for attachment to the tree is very tall and strong, once fixed the candle stays up no matter what.
Luminosity 4
First of all: 5 would have been if the candle does not light, but even so it does not serve its purpose. The luminosity is so weak that only lights up the white plastic cover of the lamp itself. Ie it shows the switching only in that the sleeve is a little brighter. Otherwise, nothing is lit, neither the tree nor anything else, that is, who does it the way we normally all lights off, only Christmas tree lit up, be careful that no obstacles are. It provides, in the room nothing but 10 (or how much you can always fixed) approx 3 cm wide "light tips" on the tree. Only by direct application to a wall in an otherwise dark room I could find that a minimum luminous effect emanating from the candle and is also released into the environment.
Sacom
Optics 1
The cheapest are the best in the test. The thickness is indeed, as I said, pretending by AA batteries, but the size is more than 2 cm less than the Konstsmide Candle. By the flame in "crystal-clear" appearance, however, the candle looks much smaller. But the candles design regardless of size, in my view the best thing.
Pure white.
Processing 3
As written by many posters in front of me, a somewhat tedious story. Why did no real screw, but only a "click system" with a strong spring, is beyond me. Sometimes the candles do not go easy on, sometimes, sometimes you do not get them. After a few candles you indeed get the hang of, you need but still three times as long as in the clean screw mechanisms of Konstsmide and KRINNER.
The magnet is too weak, a couple of times here as already written. Fell down with me though no candle, but I would not shake strongly the tree. Cats also should not play with the branches. The clip is pretty strong and big, but also uses little if only the clip remains in doubt on the tree, but the candle gets dropped ;-).
A bonus are the suckers and plug (with tip), so you can use the candles for window decoration or eg Advent wreath. While this will do only a very few, but the idea is in itself good. Here you have it just introduced the magnetic mechanism and not made a firm connection between candle and clamp.
Luminosity 3
The outer skin of the LED is notched by the light irregularly. In my view, a good idea. KRINNER does something similar with glitter particles.
The luminosity is on the one hand significantly stronger than those of Konstsmide (which is not hard really), but on the side much weaker than the KRINNER. In addition, the light color is cooler than the KRINNER. In my view, would be but not so disturbing. But what really bothers incredibly, the "flicker" is. This one obviously wants to mimic natural wax candles. What do the candles? They are bright and dark, light and dark, light and dark ...
Would be not so bad, but this is really bad: All 20 candles make the rhythm by the same time. The tree is light and dark, light and dark, light and dark ... who are considering such a thing? Power personally me nervous, but maybe someone likes it also.
KRINNER Lumix
Optics 2
Very simply, a little more than 1 cm less than 1 cm Konstsmide and greater than Sacom. Activity but significantly smaller than the Konstsmide because here the "flame" is crystal clear and also the bottom half centimeter of the candle is still kept in the green of the bracket. Therefore, this part disappears visually green of the tree.
Processing 1
The best in my little test. The thread is a trace smoother than in the Konstsmide. The bracket is significantly smaller than in Konstsmide and Sacom, but had no problems with it.
Luminosity 1
For me, the reference when it comes to wireless candles. Pleasant light (clear, no Softtone bulb or real candle with really warm yellowish tone, but not cold), much warmer than Sacom and also significantly lighter. In addition, no flickering. A pleasant effect is achieved by inclusion of small glitter particles, thereby the illumination appears somewhat irregular, looks good.
Conclusion:
The Konstsmide resigned immediately because of the lack of luminosity. You have to do something. The optics would barely have been acceptable for us, but nice is different.
Of the Sacom my girlfriend loved the same initially due to the optics. And we would have - taken despite workmanship and despite the colder and weaker light - if it were not for us the really unpleasant flickering.
Although I must say that for me more the light quality was more important for my girlfriend and the optics. That for me was from the beginning the favorite KRINNER, but my girlfriend would have persuaded me to Sacom ;-).
KRINNER Lumix: Unrivalled the winner, best workmanship, but clearly the best light quality in the optics could certainly do something, but pretty good.
Addendum: So now we have the same Epiphany and the Christmas tree was soon done his duty. My experiences in the "long term test". All batteries have held, but using maximum duration 20h insegesamt with us.
But something negative, but that simultaneously casts a positive light on the maximum burning time. From 20 candles (ie with two expansion sets) had a loss a candle. This has in fact ever even turned on again, after a few minutes after turning it off. The candle was replaced free within a short time of KRINNER, great service.
That is also that this candle since Aufstellem on 23.12. has run more or less continuously. That means I'm out of 18h a day. When I was at home, I often switched off again it namely. By 12 days (today it has begun to blink, "please switch" according to the description, this gives an indication of ca 216h, in which it has blown. That is the average use, the Christmas candles all without intermediate exchange.
The now written reviews for luminous paint. As I have said before, warm light bulbs and real candles are clearly warmer, especially when they directly hinstellt next, eg Advent wreath near or irradiation with an uplight. But all other wireless candles, not just those that I have described competitors, but also those that I have seen in operation at the hardware store or friends have been much colder. Some with a really strong and therefore unpleasant blue tint. The KRINNER the color is very neutral, so the warmest of the wireless, I have seen. Compared to wired ... clear, cool. You have to stop to consider what is a more important: the color, or lack of clutter.
