EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
LED spot light — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0038/17
Summary
null The spotlight has insufficient insulation between accessible parts and live parts. It can be easily opened by hand without tools, in a way that live parts become accessible while the spotlight remains intact. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62560.
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Product
LED spot light
- Name / model
- LED Spot Light · CPS-DP-GU10-04/KY216730150511
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- LED Spot light (LED lamp). Sold in a white cardboard box on which a marking plate and an energy label are attached.
What is the risk?
- null The spotlight has insufficient insulation between accessible parts and live parts. It can be easily opened by hand without tools, in a way that live parts become accessible while the spotlight remains intact. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62560.
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: 16/12/2016
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