EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Battery charger JIABAO “CHARGER EXPERT” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1531/15
Summary
null The dimension of the mains plug of the battery charger is inadequate and as a result live parts are accessible during connection. The mains cable of the battery charger is not fixed properly to the primary side of the charger so it may become loose exposing the live wires.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Battery charger — JIABAO
- Brand
- JIABAO
- Name / model
- CHARGER EXPERT · A-612
- Batch number(s)
- 6 933450 700654
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White battery charger for charging AA, AAA, and 9V batteries. Packaging: blister.
What is the risk?
- null The dimension of the mains plug of the battery charger is inadequate and as a result live parts are accessible during connection. The mains cable of the battery charger is not fixed properly to the primary side of the charger so it may become loose exposing the live wires.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 25/01/2015
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