
Angle grinder “A Selection” made of red plastic
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because - insufficient insulation resistance and electric strength - when testing the electric strength at a voltage of 4 kV, a flashover occurs between the live parts and the metal part of the grinder; - during durability testing, the grinder operation interrupts permanently several times; - during no-load test at 299 V, after 32 s, the rotor starts to scrape the stator causing excessive sparks and smoke. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the European Standard EN 50144.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and warning of consumers by the distributor and supplier. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Angle grinder “A Selection” made of red plastic. Type/number of model: A352.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0433/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-28
- Published
- 20 July 2006
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