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0439/07

Extension cord

DESIGN

Notifying country
Slovakia
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

This product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because: - the real value of the cord cross-section area is 1,0 mm². It is not suitable even for load of 10A and must not be used for load of 16A (3500W); - the safeguarding disconnection of protective conductor occurred only after disconnection of L conductors; - user’s instructions are missing. Consumers are not instructed about the real cross-section of the cord, how to identify and choose maximal load. This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards.

Measures taken

  1. Ban of sales, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Press release has been issued. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
The body of the winch drum is made of black PVC with four sockets; the box is of red PVC. The extension cord is black. On the winch drum, there are non-remarkable data about cross-sections 1,5-1,0-0,75 mm2 and about applied load of max. 3500W. On one of the four sockets, there is mark of the current 16A, on the other 10A, last two ones are without mark. The product is sold without packaging.
Brand
DESIGN
Model / type
Design box, 4 m, H05 VV-FG1.0, type marked on plug: 210
Barcode
4007123057559

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0439/07 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2007-19
Published
17 May 2007

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-12145

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