EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain “Natal Classico - 35 Luzes” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1792/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock because the accessible basic insulated wires can be damaged and the lampholder contacts are not reliably secured. Therefore, the live wires may become accessible.The product poses a risk of fire because: - the dimensions of the wires are less than required and therefore the wires could overheat, - the lamps in the lampholders may be easily rotated, and- the heat and…
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Product
Lighting chain
- Name / model
- Natal Classico - 35 Luzes · HJ-35L/1F
- Batch number(s)
- 7058235680118
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Hangable lighting chain with 35 replaceable miniature lamps in plastic lamp-holders, attached to a colourful paper sheet in the form of a Christmas tree.Main parts of the lighting chain: two-pin plug with markings; one-wire, single-insulated connecting cables and double-wire double-insulated mai
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock because the accessible basic insulated wires can be damaged and the lampholder contacts are not reliably secured. Therefore, the live wires may become accessible.The product poses a risk of fire because: - the dimensions of the wires are less than required and therefore the wires could overheat, - the lamps in the lampholders may be easily rotated, and- the heat and flame resistance of the plastic of lampholders is not sufficient. 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: 24/05/2014
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