EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
LED ball Light “100 LED BALL LIGHT” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1673/16
Summary
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat. The dimensions of the plug are substantially less than required. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the rectifier unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the rectifier unit. The product…
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Product
LED ball Light
- Name / model
- 100 LED BALL LIGHT · 6126 / 1000041
- Batch number(s)
- 8 029410 000419; 926870 553023
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Light in the shape of a ball of flowers, with 100 LEDs (50 red/green and 50 red/blue). Packaging: colourful cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat. The dimensions of the plug are substantially less than required. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the rectifier unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the rectifier unit. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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: 24/06/2016
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