Mains charger for mobile phone
Unknown
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: - wires to the conductor pins are held in place by solder only; - single insulation mains wiring could touch low voltage parts on the printed circuit board; - the electric strength of the insulation between the input conductor pins and the DC output connector is not sufficient; - there is no fuse fitted to the mains circuit. One incident reported involving damage to the product. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN60950.
Measures taken
- Voluntary recall from consumers by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Mains charger intended for use with Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone <font color="#ff0000">(NOT ORIGINAL PRODUCT)</font>. Product supplied without packaging.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1860/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-50
- Published
- 16 December 2010
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-18120
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