EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
AC Adaptor - mobile phone charger — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0389/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of fire and electric shock because:- the adaptor does not have adequate insulation;- a loose wire could reduce creepage distances and clearances;- the adaptor is not designed or manufactured to withstand foreseeable overloads;- the adaptor has inadequately sized pins. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant national standard BS 1363.
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Product
AC Adaptor - mobile phone charger
- Name / model
- Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- -
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- AC Adaptor - Mobile phone charger with black enclosure and LED light. Input: 100 – 240 V 50 / 60 Hz. Output: 5 V DC 1000 mA +/- 5%
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of fire and electric shock because:- the adaptor does not have adequate insulation;- a loose wire could reduce creepage distances and clearances;- the adaptor is not designed or manufactured to withstand foreseeable overloads;- the adaptor has inadequately sized pins. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant national standard BS 1363.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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