EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Battery charger Nitecore (COUNTERFEIT PRODUCT) “Digi Charger D4 (COUNTERFEIT PRODUCT)” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0524/15
Summary
null The transformer has no creepage or clearance distance between the windings, causing wires to touch.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 — Nitecore (COUNTERFEIT PRODUCT)
- Brand
- Nitecore (COUNTERFEIT PRODUCT)
- Name / model
- Digi Charger D4 (COUNTERFEIT PRODUCT) · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Battery charger. Input: 100-240V AC. Output:4.2V DC/3.7V DC/0.375A. Supplied in yellow, black and white packaging. The product is counterfeit. Differences compared to the genuine product include: “Worldwide” is misspelt as “Worldwidc” on the packaging; the plug has a red fuse capsule (which the
What is the risk?
- null The transformer has no creepage or clearance distance between the windings, causing wires to touch.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): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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