EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
LED lighting chain “400LED 50M/ 300LED 30M/ 100LED EU 10M Wedding Christmas LED Light Strip Garden Stage Outdoor Waterpr” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01057/21
Summary
The clearance/creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits of the LEDs are not sufficient, and the product lacks the appropriate insulation of the mains cable, external conductors and LED casings, and against humidity. Accessible parts can become live and the user could receive an electric shock from them.Furthermore, the product's electronic box can be easily opened, the cables are…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
LED lighting chain
- Name / model
- 400LED 50M/ 300LED 30M/ 100LED EU 10M Wedding Christmas LED Light Strip Garden Stage Outdoor Waterpr · EK-04
- Batch number(s)
- 1020-01-L12020-01-03YX00127-10EU-BU
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Fairy string lights, 10 metres in length, with an extension plug to connect another unit. The product was sold online, in particular via Wish.
What is the risk?
- The clearance/creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits of the LEDs are not sufficient, and the product lacks the appropriate insulation of the mains cable, external conductors and LED casings, and against humidity. Accessible parts can become live and the user could receive an electric shock from them.Furthermore, the product's electronic box can be easily opened, the cables are insufficiently anchored and the insultation parts lack dielectric strength. Users have access to live parts of the product and could therefore receive an electric shock when handling it. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and of the relevant European standards EN 60598-2-20 and EN 60598-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗