
Lighting chain with flashing unit
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- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the cable is not provided with effective protection against a pulling force, - the cable inlets of the flashing unit have sharp edges that could damage the cable, - the insulation of the live parts is not sufficient; and a risk of fire because: - the cross sectional area of the conductors in the cable is too small, - the fire resistance of the lamp holders is not sufficient. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 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
- The lighting chain consists of 20 series-parallel connected incandescent lamps with resistor bridge. Each lamp is covered with a plastic ball (diameter: 5 cm) The flashing unit controls 2 circuits. Main components of the lighting chain: plug (250V CE), flashing unit, mains cable without marking. There is no data plate attached to the product.
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Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1587/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-48
- Published
- 10 December 2009
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