
Lighting chain – MD 0604
Royal
Lighting chainsElectric shock
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the length of the cord between the mains plug and the first lampholder is too short (0.98 m), - there is only basic insulation on the soldered connections of the light sources, - the cross-section of the core is less than the requirement, - the cable inlets are sharp, - cord anchorage is missing. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Lighting chain including 240 miniature non-replaceable incandescent lamps with resistor bridge and an 8-function flashing unit. The flashing unit controls four parallel circuits. Mains plug with inscription: "2.5 A 250 V~ VDE CE"; flashing unit with inscription: "FLASHER CONTROL UNIT 230V AC 50HZ 0.83A CE TÜV EMC PRESS"; mains cable without marking. Technical parameters: 230 V~, 50 Hz, 63.7 W, Class II, IP20, 9 V, 70 mA.
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- Model / type
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Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1155/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-41
- Published
- 16 October 2008
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