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Lighting chains

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 9 Feb 2006In the weekly report of 10 Feb 2006 (week 5, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Lighting chains plastic frame forming different figures: 1. Star with 132 replaceable incandescent lamps and a flashing unit; 2. Heart with 100 replaceable incandescent lamps and a flashing unit; 3. Ball with 96 replaceable incandescent lamps and a flashing unit; 4. Santa Claus with 50 series-connected replaceable incandescent lamps; 5. Snowman with 35 series-connected replaceable incandescent lamps.Type/model: Unknown.
Risk
The cross section area of the conductor is less than required, the insulation is of poor quality and the construction of the plug is non-standardized. The plastic parts of the lamp holders do not have sufficient resistance to ignition therefore they may cause fire. These products do not comply with the LVD Directive and the European Standards.
Measures
  • Recall ordered by authority
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0057/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0057/06Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0057/06Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0057/06Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0057/06
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0057/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-5 (XML)
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