Extension lead - Three Gang Socket Earthed With Switch
Elfe
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the cross-section of the conductors in the supply cord is too small, - live leads are soldered to contact surfaces, - contact surfaces are too weak and already deformed, - there is no contact between the earth lead on the socket and the earth lead on the plug. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Import rejected by the customs authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Extension lead with three-way socket, white, with switch; information on packaging partly in Turkish, English and Russian, upper and lower parts fastened together with seven cross-head screws. Mains cable 2.90 m with moulded earthed plug.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1520/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-41
- Published
- 14 October 2010
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Notification 1479/10 from week 40 of 2010 has been temporary removed from the RAPEX website pending the clarification of the risk by the authorities.
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