EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Soldering iron ANTON “ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRONGU” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0275/18
Summary
The pins of the flat mains plug do not have insulating sleeve and the dimensions of the flat mains plug are too small. The user may touch the live pins of the plug when plugging into the mains and get an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Soldering iron — ANTON
- Brand
- ANTON
- Name / model
- ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRONGU · AT-6038.
- Batch number(s)
- 8 519150 360381 (on the packaging); 9 661942 001442 (on a label) "DUAL WATTAGE SOLDERING IRON" (on the product), "ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRONGUN" (on the packaging)
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Electrically heated soldering iron. Packaged in a blister
What is the risk?
- The pins of the flat mains plug do not have insulating sleeve and the dimensions of the flat mains plug are too small. The user may touch the live pins of the plug when plugging into the mains and get an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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: 20/12/2017
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