OPSS Serious Adaptors plugs sockets
Product Safety Report: Shenzhen Putuo Technology Power Adapter (2210-0044)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2210-0044
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to poor insulation, creepage and clearance distances and noncompliant plug dimensions.
Reasonsee the original notice
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Shenzhen Putuo Technology Co Ltd power adapter
- Brand
- Shenzhen Putuo Technology
- Category
- Adaptors plugs sockets
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Shenzhen Putuo Technology Co Ltd power adapter
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to poor insulation, creepage and clearance distances and noncompliant plug dimensions.
- Corrective action: The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - power adapter
- Brand
- Shenzhen Putuo Technology
- Models
- BP1908-PD+QC; BP1908-PD; PT-WC-2S
- Amazon ASIN
- B0BD77TXDH, B0B7J62MX6, B09MLRSTKX
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Black and white USB power adapters with writing on plug surface, 3-pins and narrow distance between pins and edge of plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the mains plug module did not meet the dimensional requirements of the relevant standard, BS 1363, meaning the user could access live parts when plugging in, or unplugging, the plug from the socket. The product also possessed insufficient insulation required for Class II equipment and there was insufficient creepage and clearance distance between the mains potential input circuits and low voltage output circuits for Class II equipment.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2210-0044
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - power adapter
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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