
Lighting chain
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 : - there is only basic insulation on the soldered connections of the light sources, - the cross-section area of the core is less than the requirement, - cord anchorage is missing in the flashing unit. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Lighting chain including 180 miniature, non-replaceable, incandescent lamps with a 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 "; 2-core mains cable without marking. Technical parameters: 230 V~, 50 Hz, 104 W, Class II, IP20, bulbs: 2,2 V, 0,07A; F-mark
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- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1176/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-41
- Published
- 16 October 2008
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