EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Voltage tester StarkTools — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1634/12
Summary
null The metal tip is too long and the height of the protection rim is not sufficient. As a result, the user could touch the live metal tip during normal use. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61243.
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Product
Voltage tester — StarkTools
- Brand
- StarkTools
- Name / model
- appliances and equipmentProduct: Voltage tester Brand: StarkToolsName: UnknownNumber of model: 7781
- Batch number(s)
- 4895136977816
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Voltage tester.
What is the risk?
- null The metal tip is too long and the height of the protection rim is not sufficient. As a result, the user could touch the live metal tip during normal use. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61243.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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