EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Mains plug adaptor Adaptor Universal 431/Adaptor T MULTIHOGAR — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0301/11
Summary
null The products pose a risk of electric shock because:1)- it is possible to insert one pin of a plug in the live socket while the other pin is freely accessible because the holes in the socket are not sufficiently elastic to ensure appropriate contact pressure with the pins of the plug; 2) - it is possible to insert one pin of a plug in the live socket while the other pin is freely accessible because the holes in…
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Product
Mains plug adaptor Adaptor Universal 431/Adaptor T — MULTIHOGAR
- Brand
- MULTIHOGAR
- Name / model
- 1) Item 1523 - model 431,
- Batch number(s)
- 84588860152362) Item 1525 - model 432D, Barcode: 8458886015250
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- 1) Universal mains plug adaptor in blister pack bearing the brand and model name, item number, barcode, CE marking and details of the importer.2) Triple mains plug adaptor. In blister pack bearing the brand and model name, item number, barcode, CE marking and details of the importer.
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of electric shock because:1)- it is possible to insert one pin of a plug in the live socket while the other pin is freely accessible because the holes in the socket are not sufficiently elastic to ensure appropriate contact pressure with the pins of the plug; 2) - it is possible to insert one pin of a plug in the live socket while the other pin is freely accessible because the holes in the socket are not sufficiently elastic to ensure appropriate contact pressure with the pins of the plug;- it is possible to insert a rigid wire of 1mm diameter into the holes in the socket through the seal without a plug being inserted. The products do not comply with the relevant national standard UNE 20315.
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