EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adapter GTV “TRAVEL UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR / UNIVERSAL POWER PLUG ADAPTER” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1700/16
Summary
null Single-pole or partial insertion of a plug is possible leaving the free remaining live pin, or the partially plugged-in pin of the plug, accessible. The plug pins which carry mains electrical current can become exposed during use of the product exposing the user to live parts. It is possible to insert devices which should be earthed into the socket-outlet part of the adapter but the earth circuit continuity is…
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Product
Travel plug adapter — GTV
- Brand
- GTV
- Name / model
- TRAVEL UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR / UNIVERSAL POWER PLUG ADAPTER · 931L; AE-TA1UNI-00
- Batch number(s)
- 5 901867 124517
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Travel plug adapter for use worldwide. Packaging: blue cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null Single-pole or partial insertion of a plug is possible leaving the free remaining live pin, or the partially plugged-in pin of the plug, accessible. The plug pins which carry mains electrical current can become exposed during use of the product exposing the user to live parts. It is possible to insert devices which should be earthed into the socket-outlet part of the adapter but the earth circuit continuity is interrupted. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant international standard IEC 60884 and the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 31/08/2016
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