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Construction kit for LED light “LED Deckenleuchte Octopus” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0884/19
Summary
The electrical insulation between live parts and accessible parts of the light is inadequate. A user may therefore receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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Product
Construction kit for LED light
- Name / model
- LED Deckenleuchte Octopus · ZK 174204204
- Batch number(s)
- 61470606
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Construction kit for fixed LED luminaire, containing 4 pre-cut strips with 8 LED chips (1 cm wide and 12 cm long) and a driver (octagonal, 5 cm in diameter). Packaging: cardboard box (14 x 6 x 3 cm). The product was sold online.
What is the risk?
- The electrical insulation between live parts and accessible parts of the light is inadequate. A user may therefore receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 20/06/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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