EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Shoe-cleaning device Hydas “Station de Cirage” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0378/13
Summary
null The batteries continue to charge beyond 150% of their capacity. This creates the risk of the batteries catching fire or exploding.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Shoe-cleaning device — Hydas
- Brand
- Hydas
- Name / model
- Station de Cirage · KD-5002
- Batch number(s)
- Item No 8510/batch No 2910/CUG 632611/EAN 4004128007671
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Device for cleaning shoes with five different heads. It connects to the mains and has rechargeable batteries.
What is the risk?
- null The batteries continue to charge beyond 150% of their capacity. This creates the risk of the batteries catching fire or exploding.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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