EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Charger I-power “Home Charger” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0713/13
Summary
null The charger poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- the insulation between the input and output circuits is inadequate;- the pins on the plug are inadequate which means that execessive force is required to insert and pull out the plug which could result in damage and overheating.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61558.
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Product
Charger — I-power
- Brand
- I-power
- Name / model
- Home Charger · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White charger with 3 pin plug in plastic transparent clam shell packaging.
What is the risk?
- null The charger poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- the insulation between the input and output circuits is inadequate;- the pins on the plug are inadequate which means that execessive force is required to insert and pull out the plug which could result in damage and overheating.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61558.
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: Unknown
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