EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Power adaptor “White UK Plug Adapters” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01624/26
Summary
The affected adapters do not feature any safety shutters, therefore allowing access to live parts.Moreover, the 3-pin plug does not meet the dimensional requirements and may not make a secure connection with the mains socket as the plug pins are positioned too close to the edge of the adapter. This increases the risk of accidental contact during insertion or removal.Additionally, the adapters do not include any fuse…
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Product
Power adaptor
- Name / model
- White UK Plug Adapters · No.7, WN-07
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Two variants of white EU 2 pin to UK 3 pin plug adapters supplied with certain electric pumps used for AirTumble gymnastic tracks. The AirTumble gymnastic track itself is not affected. The recall only applies to the plug adapters.
- Recall information: https://airtumble.co.uk/urgent-product-safety-notice-recall/
What is the risk?
- The affected adapters do not feature any safety shutters, therefore allowing access to live parts.Moreover, the 3-pin plug does not meet the dimensional requirements and may not make a secure connection with the mains socket as the plug pins are positioned too close to the edge of the adapter. This increases the risk of accidental contact during insertion or removal.Additionally, the adapters do not include any fuse which is required to ensure safe operation under fault conditions. In the event of an electrical surge or fault, the plug may overheat and ignite, causing a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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