EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain Well “Christmas LED Twinkle Lights” — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1078/12
Summary
null The products pose a risk of burns and electric shock because:· The cross section area of the external wires is not sufficient and the wires could consequently overheat.· The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the control unit are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting and live metal parts could consequently become accessible.· The insulation resistance is not sufficient.The products do not…
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Product
Lighting chain — Well
- Brand
- Well
- Name / model
- Christmas LED Twinkle Lights · 1. LIGHT-STRING-LED-100YW-WIRE-GN-WELL, 2. LIGHT-STRING-LED-100BE-WIRE-GN-WELL
- Batch number(s)
- 1. 5 948636 0147232. 5 948636 014716
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chains with 100 serial-parallel connected non-replaceable LED lamps. Packaging: cardboard box
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of burns and electric shock because:· The cross section area of the external wires is not sufficient and the wires could consequently overheat.· The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the control unit are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting and live metal parts could consequently become accessible.· The insulation resistance is not sufficient.The products do not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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