EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel adaptor GREEN LYCA — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00647/25
Summary
The shutters of the adaptor are not resistant enough to thin object insertion, leading live parts to become accessible, increasing the risk for the user to receive an electric shock. Moreover, it is possible to connect devices with a higher current than the adaptor can withstand. This can cause the adaptor to overheat and result in burns if it is touched. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low…
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Product
Travel adaptor — GREEN LYCA
- Brand
- GREEN LYCA
- Name / model
- G-1028
- Barcode
- 8434921040050
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White, rectangular travel adaptor, featuring two plugs and an adaptor socket on the back. Protection against electric shock class II. Input voltage and current: 250 V, 10 A.
What is the risk?
- The shutters of the adaptor are not resistant enough to thin object insertion, leading live parts to become accessible, increasing the risk for the user to receive an electric shock. Moreover, it is possible to connect devices with a higher current than the adaptor can withstand. This can cause the adaptor to overheat and result in burns if it is touched. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
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: 28/01/2025
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