EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel Charger (with dual LED indication) for G600 — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0769/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Insulation within the charger is wrongly positioned and does not cover the connections on the live plug. · Wires to the live mains plugs pins are not secured.· Creepage distance between “live” and “accessible” printed tracks are not sufficient. · Insulation between the primary and secondary windings of the transformer is not equivalent to reinforced…
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Product
Travel Charger (with dual LED indication) for G600
- Name / model
- KJ-TC02A
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Mobile phone travel charger packaged in cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Insulation within the charger is wrongly positioned and does not cover the connections on the live plug. · Wires to the live mains plugs pins are not secured.· Creepage distance between “live” and “accessible” printed tracks are not sufficient. · Insulation between the primary and secondary windings of the transformer is not equivalent to reinforced insulation. · Creepage distances between primary and secondary windings are not sufficient. · It does not have sufficient mechanical strength and the pins can break.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60950.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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