EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adapter MCL “AC Travel Adapter with USB Ports” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0999/17
Summary
null The clearances and creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are too small. Different sets of pins can be extended at the same time, resulting in live pins being accessible. The holes in the sockets are not protected by shutters.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Travel plug adapter — MCL
- Brand
- MCL
- Name / model
- AC Travel Adapter with USB Ports · PS-UNI/1UZ
- Batch number(s)
- 20160722-1C, 3700224755942
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Travel plug adapter, with USB outputs, packaged in a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The clearances and creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are too small. Different sets of pins can be extended at the same time, resulting in live pins being accessible. The holes in the sockets are not protected by shutters.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 26/06/2017
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