EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Car power inverter “1500W DC to AC power inverter” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1937/18
Summary
The product has no shutters to protect against access to live parts, which could result in the user receiving an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the standard BS 1363.
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Product
Car power inverter
- Name / model
- 1500W DC to AC power inverter · 1500W
- Batch number(s)
- 6 920180 301886
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Car battery power inverter that changes DC voltage to AC 240 V supply.
What is the risk?
- The product has no shutters to protect against access to live parts, which could result in the user receiving an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the standard BS 1363.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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