EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hair straightener Tycoon “Electric Ionic Hair Straightening Iron” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1737/14
Summary
null Wires with only basic insulation are accessible and the dimensions of the plug are not correct. As a result, live parts of the product may become accessible for users. The cross sectional area of the core of the wires is less than required and in case of a short circuit the internal wires may overheat.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European…
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Product
Hair straightener — Tycoon
- Brand
- Tycoon
- Name / model
- Electric Ionic Hair Straightening Iron · TY-288
- Batch number(s)
- 6 932346 818886
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Hair straightener with blue plastic housing and white ceramic plate. Packaging: colourful cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null Wires with only basic insulation are accessible and the dimensions of the plug are not correct. As a result, live parts of the product may become accessible for users. The cross sectional area of the core of the wires is less than required and in case of a short circuit the internal wires may overheat.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 27/08/2014
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