OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Welding Machine ARC-250 (2204-0252)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2204-0252
Reason for the recall
- The fuse supplied with the plug has the wire soldered to the outside of the casing, which means it bypasses the fuses’ function and provides no over-current protection which can cause a fire and explosion.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Welding Machine ARC-250
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Welding Machine ARC-250
- Hazard: The fuse supplied with the plug has the wire soldered to the outside of the casing, which means it bypasses the fuses’ function and provides no over-current protection which can cause a fire and explosion.
- Corrective action: Destruction of the product
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Welding machine
- Other product identifiers
- X001DGDSTSD
- Product description
- Yellow metal welder, marked with brand/model supplied in plain carboard box
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The fuse supplied with the plug has the wire soldered to the outside of the casing, which means it bypasses the fuses’ function and provides no over-current protection which can cause a fire and explosion.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- Destruction of the product
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2204-0252
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Destruction of the product
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Welding machine
- Other product identifiers
- X001DGDSTSD
- Product description
- Yellow metal welder, marked with brand/model supplied in plain carboard box
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The fuse supplied with the plug has the wire soldered to the outside of the casing, which means it bypasses the fuses’ function and provides no over-current protection which can cause a fire and explosion.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- Destruction of the product
- Additional information
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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