EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adapter "Adaptador de Viaje" Koala — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1416/11
Summary
null It is possible to insert a Class I plug in a socket intended exclusively to take plugs for Class II equipment. If the user connects a Class I device to the adapter and the insulation of the device fails, the accessible parts of the adapter become live, whereupon a user touching them may receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the relevant standard UNE IEC 20315.
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Product
Travel plug adapter "Adaptador de Viaje" — Koala
- Brand
- Koala
- Name / model
- Model No. 65110000
- Batch number(s)
- 8413273651107
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- A black travel plug adapter sold in a blister pack.
What is the risk?
- null It is possible to insert a Class I plug in a socket intended exclusively to take plugs for Class II equipment. If the user connects a Class I device to the adapter and the insulation of the device fails, the accessible parts of the adapter become live, whereupon a user touching them may receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the relevant standard UNE IEC 20315.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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