EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel charger Travel Charger for 3GS/4G iPhone (N — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0742/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:- the distance from the live and neutral pins to the periphery of the plug portion is insufficient,- the pin lengths are too short,- the input and output circuits are not sufficiently electrically separated from each other.Two incidents of failure reported.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN…
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Product
Travel charger Travel Charger for 3GS/4G iPhone (N
- Name / model
- None
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White or black plastic 3 pin charger plug and lead supplied in plastic bubble case with black cardboard insert. Product and packaging bear CE mark.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:- the distance from the live and neutral pins to the periphery of the plug portion is insufficient,- the pin lengths are too short,- the input and output circuits are not sufficiently electrically separated from each other.Two incidents of failure reported.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 61558.
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