EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
Portable LED lamp/torch Jia Hao “Portable Hanging Lamp” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0919/18
Summary
The lamp cover can be removed easily during charging. The dimensions of the socket outlet and the flat plug are not suitable. The cross-sectional area of the internal and external cores of the wires is too small. The lamp cover can be removed easily and live parts may become accessible. Live parts of the charger can be touched. The cross-sectional area of the internal and external cores is too small and the wires…
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Product
Portable LED lamp/torch — Jia Hao
- Brand
- Jia Hao
- Name / model
- Portable Hanging Lamp · JH-668
- Batch number(s)
- 9 876541 234560
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Rechargeable portable lamp (torch) with 3 LED modules and hanger. It can be charged directly from the mains or by a built-in solar module. The product is supplied with a charger and packed in a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The lamp cover can be removed easily during charging. The dimensions of the socket outlet and the flat plug are not suitable. The cross-sectional area of the internal and external cores of the wires is too small. The lamp cover can be removed easily and live parts may become accessible. Live parts of the charger can be touched. The cross-sectional area of the internal and external cores is too small and the wires may overheat.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 28/04/2018
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