EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Portable electric welding equipment Fronius “TransPocket 1500” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0187/14
Summary
null The fault which leads to transient insulation failures between the welding circuit and mains voltage can cause fatal electric shock during operation. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60974-1.
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Product
Portable electric welding equipment — Fronius
- Brand
- Fronius
- Name / model
- TransPocket 1500 · 4,075,108; 4,075,108,050; 4,075,108,630;4,075,108,631; 4,075,108,638; 4,075,109; 4,075,109,630; 4,075,109,631; 5,075,110; 5,075,110,630; 5,075,110,639.
- Batch number(s)
- Production period September 2013 – November 2013 Serial number range: 24323005 – 24443098
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Portable electric welding equipment with faulty component (switching power supply – transformer) used for safe separation of the mains and welding circuit.
What is the risk?
- null The fault which leads to transient insulation failures between the welding circuit and mains voltage can cause fatal electric shock during operation. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60974-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 07/01/2014
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/01/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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