EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Battery charger “Li-ion Battery Universal Charger” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0898/14
Summary
null The electrical insulation is not adequate. The pins of the plug adapter do not have an insulating sleeve. Single-pole insertion of the plug is possible leaving the free remaining live pin accessible.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.
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Product
Battery charger
- Name / model
- Li-ion Battery Universal Charger · YCD-001
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Battery charger for charging Li-ion batteries with USB socket and with foldable mains connecting pins. A flat plug is included with the product. Technical parameters: Input: AC 100-240 V, 47-63 Hz; Output: 3,7 V/450 mA; USB: 5 V/500 mA. The product was sold without packaging
What is the risk?
- null The electrical insulation is not adequate. The pins of the plug adapter do not have an insulating sleeve. Single-pole insertion of the plug is possible leaving the free remaining live pin accessible.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.
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: 30/04/2014
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