Electric drilling machine “POWER GT”Type/model: PG-ID0
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of: - <u>electric shock</u> because the wires in the surroundings of the switch are unfixed and can get pinched; - <u>fire</u> because during the thermal test, after 4,5 minutes the machine started to operate at fluctuating speed, then emitted smoke and flame and stopped; - <u>injury</u> because the instructions for use do not contain provisions required for the safe use (e.g. applicable extension cord in case of outdoor use, use of ear-protector required for operation). This product does not comply with the Machinery Directive and the European Standard EN 60745.
Measures taken
- Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authority. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Electric drilling machine “POWER GT”Type/model: PG-ID0 (ZIJ-13T)1200W).
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0536/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-33
- Published
- 24 August 2006
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