EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Electric insect killer "Mosquito Killer" SuPer Wide — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0603/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of burns and electric shock because:- when disconnected from the power supply, the capacitor in the appliance remains charged;- the front protection grid can be easily removed exposing the charged grid. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Electric insect killer "Mosquito Killer" — SuPer Wide
- Brand
- SuPer Wide
- Name / model
- KT-302
- Batch number(s)
- -
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Mosquito killer in the shape of a penguin. Uses UV tube to attract mosquitos; a fan is used to drag the mosquitos to an electrically charged grid.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of burns and electric shock because:- when disconnected from the power supply, the capacitor in the appliance remains charged;- the front protection grid can be easily removed exposing the charged grid. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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