EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Mains wall socket Ante “Tomada bipolar” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0565/15
Summary
null The contacts shafts of the socket are not flexible enough to guarantee appropriate contact pressure with the plug pins. The heat resistance is insufficient. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
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Product
Mains wall socket — Ante
- Brand
- Ante
- Name / model
- Tomada bipolar · F3009
- Batch number(s)
- 5605787903190
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White, two-pin mains wall socket. Transparent blister packaging with a cardboard label.
What is the risk?
- null The contacts shafts of the socket are not flexible enough to guarantee appropriate contact pressure with the plug pins. The heat resistance is insufficient. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
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: 20/03/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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