EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain Blumagix / Orion “Christmas LED light 8 MultiFunction” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0685/16
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock for the following reasons. Firstly, the dimensions of the plug are substantially less than required. Secondly, the wire ends soldered to the terminals of the flashing unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. Thirdly, the accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the flashing switch and control unit…
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Product
Lighting chain — Blumagix / Orion
- Brand
- Blumagix / Orion
- Name / model
- Christmas LED light 8 MultiFunction · BMCL-LSL10RGB100
- Batch number(s)
- 5 998314 590018
- Category
- Lighting chains
- The lighting chain includes serial-parallel connected non-replaceable 100 pcs LED lamps (25 green, 25 yellow, 25 blue, 25 red)The product can be operated with flashing switch and control unit. Technical specifications: 220 V, 10 m, 100 LEDPackaging: colourful cardboard box and plastic bag. Ins
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock for the following reasons. Firstly, the dimensions of the plug are substantially less than required. Secondly, the wire ends soldered to the terminals of the flashing unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. Thirdly, the accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the flashing switch and control unit. Finally, the insulation provided by the shrink tubing for the lamps is inadequate. Moreover, the cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat and cause a fire. 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: 31/03/2016
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