EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
USB power supply gmini “Wall Charger” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0117/16
Summary
null The chargers pose a risk of electric shock because the insulation is not sufficient and the clearance /creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are not sufficient.The products do not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60065.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
USB power supply — gmini
- Brand
- gmini
- Name / model
- Wall Charger · S-100D (GM-WC-190-1USB), SU100 (GM-CC-158-2USB)
- Batch number(s)
- 9 007148 410068
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- USB power supply / charger with one or two USB outputs. Both products are sold in a transparent package.
What is the risk?
- null The chargers pose a risk of electric shock because the insulation is not sufficient and the clearance /creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are not sufficient.The products do not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60065.
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: 07/12/2015
- 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: 07/12/2015
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗