EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel adaptor TECHly “TRAVEL ADAPTER 2 USB, TRAVEL UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1941/19
Summary
Single-pole or partial insertion of a plug into the adaptor is possible. Furthermore, the product has a protection class II plug and therefore no earth connection. The internal cables can easily detach, making the accessible USB ports live. The user could touch live accessible parts and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European…
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Product
Travel adaptor — TECHly
- Brand
- TECHly
- Name / model
- TRAVEL ADAPTER 2 USB, TRAVEL UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR · 502062 (on the product); IPW-ADAPTER6 (on the packaging)
- Batch number(s)
- 8 054529 020201
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White universal travel adaptor with two USB ports and without earth contacts. The product is sold in a plastic blister packaging. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- Single-pole or partial insertion of a plug into the adaptor is possible. Furthermore, the product has a protection class II plug and therefore no earth connection. The internal cables can easily detach, making the accessible USB ports live. The user could touch live accessible parts and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60884 and EN 60950.
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: 04/11/2019
- 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: 04/11/2019
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