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0291/08

Christmas lighting chain

Multi function

Lighting chainsElectric shockFire
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Slovakia
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because: - the length of the cable between the plug and the first bulb is insufficient, - the insulation of bulbs is insufficient, - during mechanical testing the conductors of the network plug spring leaving live parts accessible, - the cover of the flasher unit breaks during the test leaving live parts accessible, - the conductors can be easily moved from and into the flasher unit, - the nominal cross-section of the conductors is insufficient (detected value is 0.055 mm², which is less than 0.5 mm² required by the standard). The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

Measures taken

  1. Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall form consumers by the distributor. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
Christmas lighting chain of 100 non-exchangeable lamps, equipped with a flasher unit marked with “Flasher control unit, 220V, AC, 50 Hz, 0,33A, CE". The flasher unit contains a button for switching between functions. The product is packed in a blue cardboard box with Christmas motif on the top and marking on the bottom in 3 languages.
Brand
Multi function
Model / type
100 rice light
Barcode
6901022858812

Original source

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

Alert number
0291/08 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2008-9
Published
6 March 2008

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13347

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