EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Communication and media equipment
Baby monitor — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1437/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of :- fire because the mains adaptors can overheat.- electric shock because it is possible to plug the mains adaptor into the plug adaptor with one pin in the live socket and the other in the earth socket, or over the edge of the plug adaptor where it can be contacted by the user. The product does not comply with the relevant national regulations.
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Product
Baby monitor
- Name / model
- Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- -
- Category
- Communication and media equipment
- Baby monitor with flower attachment incorporating a camera. Base unit in blue/white or pink/white. Packaging is a blue box showing a picture of a baby with its mother. The product is supplied in one of two formats: 1) with two mains adaptors with BS 1363 pins; 2) with two mains adaptors
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of :- fire because the mains adaptors can overheat.- electric shock because it is possible to plug the mains adaptor into the plug adaptor with one pin in the live socket and the other in the earth socket, or over the edge of the plug adaptor where it can be contacted by the user. The product does not comply with the relevant national regulations.
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