Fuse wire 5, 15 &30 Amp Fuse Wire
1. B & Q | 2. Wilkinson | 3. Homebase | 4. Masterplug
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
Requirements breached
Incorrect material was used to produce the 5A fuse wire. It should be made of tin-coated copper, however, due to a mix up in the factory, stainless steel wire was used instead. Stainless steel has a different electrical resistance to copper and at normal working current (approximately 2.5A) the fuse wire will glow red hot.
Product
- Description
- 5A, 15A & 30A fuse wire.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0345/12 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2012-009
- Published
- 21 February 2012
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/26201
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