EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adapter Stalo “Travel Adapter Universal” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1812/14
Summary
null Due to the design of the plug adapter, there are accessible live pins when the adapter is connected to the mains. It is possible to connect Class I devices (which should be earthed) but there is no connection to electrical earth.The product does not comply with the relevant standard IEC 60884.
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Product
Travel plug adapter — Stalo
- Brand
- Stalo
- Name / model
- Travel Adapter Universal · Art. 102576
- Batch number(s)
- 8 712349 025768 (on the label); 8 712349 806671 (on the packaging)
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White universal plug adapter with telescopic pins, and a grey manually folding “EUROPE” plug. Packaging: blister.
What is the risk?
- null Due to the design of the plug adapter, there are accessible live pins when the adapter is connected to the mains. It is possible to connect Class I devices (which should be earthed) but there is no connection to electrical earth.The product does not comply with the relevant standard IEC 60884.
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: 10/09/2014
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