EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain TCC “35 Luzes” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0803/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is not sufficient and the wires could overheat. - The accessible basic insulated wires can be damaged and the lampholder contacts are not reliably secured, therefore the live wires may become accessible.- The plastic lamp holders are not sufficiently heat and flame resistant.The product does…
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Product
Lighting chain — TCC
- Brand
- TCC
- Name / model
- 35 Luzes · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- 6 901055 088064
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chain in the form of a Santa Claus sleeping on the moon. It has 35 lamps. Packaging is a transparent plastic bag sealed with a paper label.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is not sufficient and the wires could overheat. - The accessible basic insulated wires can be damaged and the lampholder contacts are not reliably secured, therefore the live wires may become accessible.- The plastic lamp holders are not sufficiently heat and flame resistant.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: 25/05/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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