Colour Changing String Lights 5.6m - Black

These colour changing string lights carry integrated LEDs along 560cm of slim black wire, with a compact black plastic battery box at one end. The black wire matters more than it might seem: wound through a tree or laid along a mantelpiece, it sinks into the greenery and the shadows, so the eye catches the light rather than the cable. The whole set weighs just 0.11KG and runs at 4.5V DC from three AAA alkaline batteries, so there is no plug and no need for a nearby socket. No IP rating is given for these lights, so they belong indoors, somewhere dry.

With no lead running to a wall socket, the string goes wherever you want a little colour: wound through the branches of a Christmas tree, draped along a bookshelf, looped round a mirror or gathered in a glass jar on a sideboard. The LEDs glow in a mix of colours, with red, green, blue and warm amber among them, which suits a cheerful family room or a child's bedroom far better than a plain white string would. At 560cm long, there is plenty of length to wind through greenery or trace the edge of a run of shelves, and the light weight means even a slender branch carries it easily.

The body is plastic in a black finish, and the battery box carries an on/off switch along with a timer setting, handy whenever you would rather the lights did not glow all night. For care, wipe the box and wire with a soft, dry cloth, and take the batteries out if the lights are packed away for months at a time. When the colours begin to fade, it is time for a fresh set of three AAA alkaline batteries, and the string is ready to go again.

Can these string lights go outdoors?

No IP rating is given for these lights, so we would keep them indoors in a dry room, on a tree, a shelf or a mantelpiece, never outside or near water.

Which batteries do the lights need?

They run on three AAA alkaline batteries, also known as LR03, held in the black battery box at one end of the string, giving an operating voltage of 4.5V DC.

How long are the lights?

The string is 560cm long on slim black wire, which gives plenty of length to wind through a Christmas tree or trace the edge of a shelf.

Is there a timer?

Yes. The battery box has a timer setting as well as an on/off switch, so the lights need not glow all night once you have gone to bed.

What colours do the LEDs show?

The integrated LEDs glow in a cheerful mix of colours, including red, green, blue and warm amber, against a black wire that disappears into greenery.

How heavy is the set?

The whole set weighs 0.11KG, light enough to drape along a slender branch, a picture frame or a narrow shelf without any strain.