EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Lamp-holder Luzfin — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0401/11
Summary
null The products pose a risk of electric shock because:- direct contact with live parts is possible during insertion;- items 62 HP and 63 HP do not meet the requirements because the dome of the lamp-holder can be removed without using a tool; when loosening the lamp it unscrews, leaving live parts accessible;- if a twisted cable separates from the terminal, it may touch accessible metallic parts and also, the…
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Product
Lamp-holder — Luzfin
- Brand
- Luzfin
- Name / model
- - Ref: 74, 75, 62HP, 534S and 63JP Bar code: Ref. 74:8429192000605, Ref. 75: 8429192000612.
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Metal lamp-holders and bulb adaptors. The brand, reference number and barcode are shown on the label. Packed incardboard boxes and sold in bulk.
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of electric shock because:- direct contact with live parts is possible during insertion;- items 62 HP and 63 HP do not meet the requirements because the dome of the lamp-holder can be removed without using a tool; when loosening the lamp it unscrews, leaving live parts accessible;- if a twisted cable separates from the terminal, it may touch accessible metallic parts and also, the isolating ring between the accessible live and metallic parts can be removed without using a tool.The product does not comply with the relevant national standard UNE 20315.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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