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Lighting chains

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 9 Mar 2006In the weekly report of 10 Mar 2006 (week 9, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Lighting chain "UNISTAR" with 140 non-replaceable incandescent lamps and an 8-function flashing unit.Type/model: 8103T140S 140L
Risk
This product presents a risk of electric shock because: the cross section area of the core applied between the lamp holders and the mains cable is less than required, the inlet of the flashing unit is not rounded (thus the cable may get damaged), the cord anchorage is missing and the construction of the plug is non-standardized.
Measures
  • Placing of the product on the market was banned and recall was ordered by authority
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0129/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0129/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0129/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-9 (XML)
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