EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Charger “3 in 1 Charger” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0718/13
Summary
null The adapter poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- the adaptor does not have adequate insulation between the input and output circuits; - the internal connections rely upon solder to maintain their position; a loose wire could reduce creepage distances and clearances;- it has inadequately sized pins which could cause damage to the socket and adaptor that could result in live parts being exposed.The…
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Product
Charger
- Name / model
- 3 in 1 Charger · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Charger for mobile phone. Consists of a car charger, a travel charger, a USB charger and data cable. It is sealed on a black card background package.
What is the risk?
- null The adapter poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- the adaptor does not have adequate insulation between the input and output circuits; - the internal connections rely upon solder to maintain their position; a loose wire could reduce creepage distances and clearances;- it has inadequately sized pins which could cause damage to the socket and adaptor that could result in live parts being exposed.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61558 and the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 12/03/2013
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