Travel adaptor - Universal Travel Adapter
Knight Tools
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - live pins can be exposed when the adaptor is plugged into a socket; - the shutters for the socket apertures can be operated by a single pin; - the adaptor has no provision for earthing and is not fused. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard BS 1363.
Measures taken
- Voluntary stop of sales. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- White travel adaptor fitted with retractable brass pins that allow it to be connected to socket outlets throughout the world. The packaging is plastic. The socket apertures permit the insertion of a wide range of plugs.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1411/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-37
- Published
- 16 September 2010
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Notification 1030/10 from report 27 of 2010 has been temporarily removed from the RAPEX website pending the clarification of the risk.
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