EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Battery charger Futaba “Mains Charger” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1328/14
Summary
null The adaptor pins are too thick and as a result excessive force is required to insert and remove the adaptor from a mains socket. This could cause damage to the socket or adaptor and expose live parts resulting in electric shock and/or fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950 and the relevant national standard BS 1363.
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Product
Battery charger — Futaba
- Brand
- Futaba
- Name / model
- Mains Charger · P-FBC32D/4
- Batch number(s)
- 5028967317721
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Mains battery charger for radio control models. Charger is designed to charge 4.8v and 6.0v nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride battery packs only, and can be used with battery packs from 600mAh capacity upwards.
What is the risk?
- null The adaptor pins are too thick and as a result excessive force is required to insert and remove the adaptor from a mains socket. This could cause damage to the socket or adaptor and expose live parts resulting in electric shock and/or fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950 and the relevant national standard BS 1363.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 08/04/2014
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