EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Electrical appliances and equipment
Power supply “AC/DC Adaptor” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/0076/14
Summary
null The insulating sleeve on the plug pin is too short. It is thus possible, especially for children's hands, to touch the plug pins when plugging the adapter into, or removing it from, the socket. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 50075.
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Product
Power supply
- Name / model
- AC/DC Adaptor · MJ-IC 074600
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Power supply, 110 - 240 Volt - 7.4 Volt, with connecting cable and connecting socket for use with unspecified consumer products.
What is the risk?
- null The insulating sleeve on the plug pin is too short. It is thus possible, especially for children's hands, to touch the plug pins when plugging the adapter into, or removing it from, the socket. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 50075.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 09/09/2014
- 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: 09/09/2014
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