EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel adaptor Extrastar “ADATTATORE XSL 1042” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00538/24
Summary
The live parts of the plugs are accessible when the plug is fully or partially connected to a socket. It is possible to insert a single pin of the plug into the adaptor. If only one of the pins is inserted into a socket, the user could touch a pin of the other plug and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard…
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Product
Travel adaptor — Extrastar
- Brand
- Extrastar
- Name / model
- ADATTATORE XSL 1042 · Mod XSL 1042
- Barcode
- 8033695333094
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Travel adaptor with three sockets, 250V, alternating current, max: 1500W. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The live parts of the plugs are accessible when the plug is fully or partially connected to a socket. It is possible to insert a single pin of the plug into the adaptor. If only one of the pins is inserted into a socket, the user could touch a pin of the other plug and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 23-57.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 01/04/2023
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