OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Tool Battery Charger, BAT038 sold via eBay (2403-0198)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2403-0198
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it failed the electric strength test.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Tool Battery Charger, BAT038 sold via eBay
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Tool Battery Charger, BAT038 sold via eBay
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it failed the electric strength test.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay)
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Tool Battery Charger
- SKU
- 04-05-04-UK
- eBay item number
- 225904653993
- eBay listing name
- UK Charger for BAT038 BAT048 BAT043 BAT045 7.2V 12V 14.4V Ni-CD Ni-MH Battery
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A black, rectangular battery charger for various Bosch tools with a wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it failed the electric strength test. The insulation broke down when the 3000 V test voltage was applied between the input and the output. The flash over occurred between the capacitor and the transformer. If the product became live, the user would receive an electric shock when trying to remove the product from the charger. The instructions were considered to be inadequate as they did not contain sufficient information to ensure the correct and safe use of the equipment and some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2403-0198
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay)
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Tool Battery Charger
- SKU
- 04-05-04-UK
- eBay item number
- 225904653993
- eBay listing name
- UK Charger for BAT038 BAT048 BAT043 BAT045 7.2V 12V 14.4V Ni-CD Ni-MH Battery
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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