
Welding machine
Pitstone
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The electrical insulation is inadequate and the creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. Accessible parts can become live and the user could receive an electric shock from them.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60974-1.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 January 2021
Product
- Description
- Welding machine Electrical specifications: 230V AC; 50/60Hz ; IP21; 4.9kVa. The product was also sold online.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00666/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-20
- Published
- 12 May 2021
- Modified
- 12 May 2021
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