EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adaptor Qi-Zhou “Adaptor Universal - World Traveler Adaptor Plug” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1780/12
Summary
null The socket face of the adaptor is an open construction that makes it possible to touch live parts. The adaptor does not have a fitted fuse and there are no shutters to protect the user against electric shock when the plug is withdrawn from the adaptor. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
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Product
Travel plug adaptor — Qi-Zhou
- Brand
- Qi-Zhou
- Name / model
- Adaptor Universal - World Traveler Adaptor Plug · Type A
- Batch number(s)
- 1234567829739
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- A 2-pin adaptor plug. Packaged in a clear plastic shell covering on a blue sky /ocean patterned card back.
What is the risk?
- null The socket face of the adaptor is an open construction that makes it possible to touch live parts. The adaptor does not have a fitted fuse and there are no shutters to protect the user against electric shock when the plug is withdrawn from the adaptor. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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