EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Cordless electric drill / driver "Cordless Lithium Sealey Power Products — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0860/11
Summary
null The products pose a risk of fire because during very heavy use or when the motor is stalled, the internal switch contacts become hot causing the case to melt in the vicinity of the switch. There is no thermal trip to cut the load to the switch in stall/high load conditions. In extreme situations the casing can catch fire. The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive.
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Product
Cordless electric drill / driver "Cordless Lithium — Sealey Power Products
- Brand
- Sealey Power Products
- Name / model
- Model No: CP5002.
- Batch number(s)
- 5051747509931. The recall concerns all units with model number CP5002.
- Category
- Machinery
- Cordless electric drill / driver. Powered by lithium-ion battery (sold separately). Requires mains charger (sold separately).
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of fire because during very heavy use or when the motor is stalled, the internal switch contacts become hot causing the case to melt in the vicinity of the switch. There is no thermal trip to cut the load to the switch in stall/high load conditions. In extreme situations the casing can catch fire. The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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