EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain "LED 100 Lampen Nur für Innen" — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0649/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· The product is marketed as an outdoor lighting chain but has no protection from penetration by external liquids · The cover on the control unit can be easily opened without the use of a tool. When the cover is open, the live mains connections can be touched accidentally.· The control unit does not have any strain relief device for the mains voltage cables…
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Product
Lighting chain "LED 100 Lampen Nur für Innen"
- Batch number(s)
- 8882015862239
- Category
- Lighting chains
- LED lighting chain for interior use. The light colour of the 100 LED lamps is white, and the insulation is green. They are connected to the supply network by a Europlug. The cable is connected to a programme controller, and the LEDs run in a row in several strands from this cable. Various lighting o
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· The product is marketed as an outdoor lighting chain but has no protection from penetration by external liquids · The cover on the control unit can be easily opened without the use of a tool. When the cover is open, the live mains connections can be touched accidentally.· The control unit does not have any strain relief device for the mains voltage cables. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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