EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
LED floodlight RIBITECH “Projecteur à LED 10 W (10W LED floodlight)” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0170/16
Summary
null There is nothing to prevent the screw holding the earth wire in place from loosening. If the earth wire became detached, the product would not be earthed. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
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Product
LED floodlight — RIBITECH
- Brand
- RIBITECH
- Name / model
- Projecteur à LED 10 W (10W LED floodlight) · PRSPOT10M - high power 10W
- Batch number(s)
- R14090150 - 3700194411800 - year 2014
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- High power 10W LED aluminium floodlight suitable for outdoor use, sold in a cardboard packaging.
What is the risk?
- null There is nothing to prevent the screw holding the earth wire in place from loosening. If the earth wire became detached, the product would not be earthed. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2015
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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