OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: THISS (SZYDZS) Technology Co Ltd Charger sold via eBay (2511-0070)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the transformer is of inadequate build quality, and the soldering is poor quality.
Reasonsee the original notice
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode8830210010043
Product
THISS (SZYDZS) Technology Co Ltd Charger
- Brand
- THISS (SZYDZS) Technology Co Ltd
- Name / model
- MTC2003
- Barcode
- 8830210010043
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: THISS (SZYDZS) Technology Co Ltd Charger
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the transformer is of inadequate build quality, and the soldering is poor quality.
- Corrective action: We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Chargers
- Brand
- THISS (SZYDZS) Technology Co Ltd
- Model
- MTC2003
- Barcode
- 8830210010043
- Input
- 100-240V 50-60Hz 70W
- Output
- 14.4-18V DC 3A
- eBay item number
- 376062550930
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Charger for Makita-style Lithium-ion batteries.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the transformer is of inadequate build quality, and the soldering is poor quality. The plug face also does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363, and the fuse is considered counterfeit and inadequately earthed. This means that under fault conditions, the fuse may fail to prevent electric shock, fire and/or explosion. The product was also missing the required markings and documentation.
- This product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2511-0070
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Chargers
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
Source: Office for Product Safety and Standards, GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above presents the official data in the original language — the notice published by the authority is authoritative.
Open the original notice (www.gov.uk) ↗ Official document (PDF) ↗