EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain Best “100 LED Vilagit” — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0170/14
Summary
null - The cross sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and they could overheat.- The wire ends soldered to terminals of the control 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 control unit and could be damaged.- The socket of the extension lead enables single-pole insertion of…
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Product
Lighting chain — Best
- Brand
- Best
- Name / model
- 100 LED Vilagit · Model: YS-100L-LED
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chain with 100 white LED lamps and control unit.Packaging: transparent plastic box
What is the risk?
- null - The cross sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and they could overheat.- The wire ends soldered to terminals of the control 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 control unit and could be damaged.- The socket of the extension lead enables single-pole insertion of a plug with the free remaining live pin accessible- The product is not protected against moisture but is recommended for outdoor use. The product does not comply with 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: 06/12/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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