EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
Headlamp with battery charger Engelsson — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1568/16
Summary
null The electrical insulation of the battery charger is not sufficient. The creepage distance between the primary and secondary circuits is too small. This may cause an electric shock or generate a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60335.
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Product
Headlamp with battery charger — Engelsson
- Brand
- Engelsson
- Name / model
- Lamp: 3725, Battery charger: YS08401000
- Batch number(s)
- 7330213094743
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Headlamp with two lamps. The headlamp is powered by batteries and comes with a battery charger. This notification concerns the battery charger delivered with the headlamp.
What is the risk?
- null The electrical insulation of the battery charger is not sufficient. The creepage distance between the primary and secondary circuits is too small. This may cause an electric shock or generate a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60335.
Measures taken
- 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: Unknown
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