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Starting cables – battery jumper cables – Alpin

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 24 Jan 2008In the weekly report of 25 Jan 2008 (week 3, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Starting cables – battery jumper cables
Brand
Alpin (4 alerts)
Brand as notified
ALPIN
Type / model
type: 400A, 2,5m, Art. No.: 40033, EAN: 9002852400336.
Description
A battery jumper cable for connection of positive terminals of accumulator is black, a battery jumper for connection of negative terminals of accumulator is red. The product is marked with names of producer and distributors for Slovakia, Czech Republic and Slovenia, EAN code and Art. number.
Risk
The product poses a serious risk of fire because during a simulation of heating overload of the cable by starting with starting impulse (max. 400 A, 15 s) the temperature of the conductor of 392 ºC was detected (permitted value of temperature is 135 ºC), in other case (max 400 A, 30) the temperature of over 400 ºC was registered. After finishing the test, the insulation ignited and the conductors burnt over. The product does not comply with the safety requirements of standard ISO 6722.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0046/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0046/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0046/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-3 (XML)
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