EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Fuse wire 5, 15 &30 Amp Fuse Wire 1. B & Q, 2. Wilkinson, 3. Homebase, 4. Masterplug — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0345/12
Summary
null Incorrect material was used to produce the 5A fuse wire. It should be made of tin-coated copper, however, due to a mix up in the factory, stainless steel wire was used instead. Stainless steel has a different electrical resistance to copper and at normal working current (approximately 2.5A) the fuse wire will glow red hot.
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Product
Fuse wire 5, 15 &30 Amp Fuse Wire — 1. B & Q, 2. Wilkinson, 3. Homebase, 4. Masterplug
- Brand
- 1. B & Q, 2. Wilkinson, 3. Homebase, 4. Masterplug
- Name / model
- 1. FUSEW/BQ-BQ, 2. FUSEW-WK, 3. FUSEW-HB, 4. FUSEW-MP
- Batch number(s)
- 1. 036118142. 535084093. 50136699557394. 5015056363776
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- 5A, 15A & 30A fuse wire.
What is the risk?
- null Incorrect material was used to produce the 5A fuse wire. It should be made of tin-coated copper, however, due to a mix up in the factory, stainless steel wire was used instead. Stainless steel has a different electrical resistance to copper and at normal working current (approximately 2.5A) the fuse wire will glow red hot.
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