EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel adaptor LEGAMI “Universal travel adapter” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03004/25
Summary
Due to inadequate design, a plug of a class I appliance requiring protective earthing can be inserted into the socket which does not provide for the connection of the protective conductor. Additionally, the adaptor allows two plugs to be pulled out at the same time, and after inserting one of them into the mains socket, mains voltage appears on the contact part of the other (freely accessible). The user can…
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Product
Travel adaptor — LEGAMI
- Brand
- LEGAMI
- Name / model
- Universal travel adapter · TA0005
- Barcode
- 8059174834623
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Universal travel adaptor in blue design with two USB connectors. The adaptor can be used in various types of sockets.
What is the risk?
- Due to inadequate design, a plug of a class I appliance requiring protective earthing can be inserted into the socket which does not provide for the connection of the protective conductor. Additionally, the adaptor allows two plugs to be pulled out at the same time, and after inserting one of them into the mains socket, mains voltage appears on the contact part of the other (freely accessible). The user can therefore receive an electric shock The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 62368-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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