Switching mode power supply - ATX switching power supply
Mercury
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The products pose a risk of electric shock because : - the construction of the converter does not comply with the requirements on distance between primary and secondary windings for reinforced insulation, - the condensers in the primary circuits do not comply , - possible risk of injury by electric power caused by accumulated condenser charge after disconnection of device from the mains, - the length of conductors enables by-passing of double insulation in case of connector release and a possibility of presence of mains voltage on the exit connectors, - it is not possible to set up the output parameters, - the requirements on reinforced insulation between the output connector and mains plug for double insulation are not met. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 55022 and EN 55024
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Power supply for computers, sold without packaging, user's manual or installation instructions. Sticker on the side of the product is marked: "Mercury", CE, technical parameters, etc.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1104/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-40
- Published
- 9 October 2008
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