EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adaptor Stow “Slimmest Travel Adaptor” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1213/18
Summary
The different plugs can be opened at the same time and are connected electrically. Single-pole insertion of a plug is possible. If one of the plugs or one pin is inserted in a socket, the user could touch the pins of the other plug or the remaining pin and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive, the relevant European standard EN 60950 and national…
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Product
Travel plug adaptor — Stow
- Brand
- Stow
- Name / model
- Slimmest Travel Adaptor · YT-TA
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- International travel adaptor with fold-out plugs and output ports for AC plugs and USB connections.
What is the risk?
- The different plugs can be opened at the same time and are connected electrically. Single-pole insertion of a plug is possible. If one of the plugs or one pin is inserted in a socket, the user could touch the pins of the other plug or the remaining pin and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive, the relevant European standard EN 60950 and national standard BS1363.
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: 30/07/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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