EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
Pocket- lamp with a battery charger MR-tuote “Ladattava LED taskulamppu” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0444/14
Summary
null The battery charger supplied with the battery-powered pocket lamp poses a risk of electric shock because the insulation is not sufficient and the clearance /creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are not sufficient.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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Product
Pocket- lamp with a battery charger — MR-tuote
- Brand
- MR-tuote
- Name / model
- Ladattava LED taskulamppu · Battery charger:SK01G-0500100V, Pocket lamp: MR1591
- Batch number(s)
- 6430032153681
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Battery-powered pocket lamp supplied with a battery charger.Sold in a black-brown transparent cardboard package.Technical specifications:DS-3W, Input: AC 100-240V, 0,2A Max., Output: 5VDC, 1A, class II.
What is the risk?
- null The battery charger supplied with the battery-powered pocket lamp poses a risk of electric shock because the insulation is not sufficient and the clearance /creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are not sufficient.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: 02/01/2014
- 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: 02/01/2014
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