EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Battery charger RC-SPORTS “PowerPeak” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0071/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:1. In the transformer of the appliance an output wire of the primary winding is in contact with a wire of the secondary winding.2. On the printed circuit board there is only one capacitor connected between the primary and secondary circuits.3. In the transformer there are only two layers of tape between the primary and secondary windings. The product does not…
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Product
Battery charger — RC-SPORTS
- Brand
- RC-SPORTS
- Name / model
- PowerPeak · RC 230V PowerPeak 1/2/5A9
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Charger for batteries.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:1. In the transformer of the appliance an output wire of the primary winding is in contact with a wire of the secondary winding.2. On the printed circuit board there is only one capacitor connected between the primary and secondary circuits.3. In the transformer there are only two layers of tape between the primary and secondary windings. The product does not comply with 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): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 30/10/2013
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