Lighting chains
Unknown · 1. 100LED Christmas Light; 2. 240LED Christmas Light
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the flashing unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the flashing switch and control unit. The insulation provided by the shrink tubing for the bulbs is inadequate. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 24 March 2015
Product
- Description
- Lighting chains with non-replaceable, blue LED lamps, flashing switch and control unit. Packaging: a colourful cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0917/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-029
- Published
- 15 July 2015
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda 1) Following new information received from the competent authorities in Spain, the batch and model numbers have been updated in the following notifications : A12/0521/15 (report no. 16/2015), A12/0571/15 (report 17/2015) and A12/0649/15 (report 20/2015). 2) The authorities responsible for notification A12/1793/14, published in report no. 45/2014, have revised the risk assessment. The notification has been updated accordingly and is now published in the same report under A11/0065/15. 3) Upon request of the notifying authorities, the risk assessment of notification A12/0703/15, published in weekly report no. 22/2015, has been modified. The updated notification is now published in the same report in the section on products posing "Other risk levels" under A11/0068/15.
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