EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Electric 3D shaping massage roller Elgetec “Elgetec Beauty Electric 3D Shaping Massage Roller” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00051/23
Summary
The length of the plug pins is too short. The breakdown isolation between the input and output circuits does not meet the insulation requirements. The clearance/creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. There is no safety fusible resistor fitted to the mains input circuit. The internal mains wiring is not adequately secured. The user could receive an electric shock…
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Product
Electric 3D shaping massage roller — Elgetec
- Brand
- Elgetec
- Name / model
- Elgetec Beauty Electric 3D Shaping Massage Roller
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Beauty electric 3D shaping massage roller. Product also sold online.
- Recall information: https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/product-recall
What is the risk?
- The length of the plug pins is too short. The breakdown isolation between the input and output circuits does not meet the insulation requirements. The clearance/creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. There is no safety fusible resistor fitted to the mains input circuit. The internal mains wiring is not adequately secured. The user could receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive, nor with the European standards EN 62368-1 and EN 60335-2-23.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 08/06/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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