EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Portable power station Parkside — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02199/23
Summary
The cells of the battery of the power station are faulty and connected in parallel without temperature protection features. This can lead to overheating of the power station and/or and cause burns, fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European Standards EN 62040-1, EN 62100-6 and EN 60133-2.
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Product
Portable power station — Parkside
- Brand
- Parkside
- Name / model
- Parkside Powerstation PSGE 300, Parkside Powerstation PSGE 500
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Mobile power station. PSGE 300 A1: item number 3912802974-3912802978; 39128029916; 39128019951; 39128029975; 39128029976, PSGE 500 A1: part number: 3912801974 - 3912801977; 39128019916; 39128019951; 39128019976. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The cells of the battery of the power station are faulty and connected in parallel without temperature protection features. This can lead to overheating of the power station and/or and cause burns, fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European Standards EN 62040-1, EN 62100-6 and EN 60133-2.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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