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Portable lamp - Sunncamp Handy Light 230V 8W – Sunncamp

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 19 Apr 2007In the weekly report of 20 Apr 2007 (week 15, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Portable lamp - Sunncamp Handy Light 230V 8W
Brand
SunnCamp (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
Sunncamp
Type / model
model EL1006
Risk
This product poses a risk of electric shock because of:- the absence of cord anchorage and a knot in the supply cord;- accessible live parts - the cover providing protection against electric shock is secured in place with a single snap in plastic pin, which is easily removed by a twisting action;- despite its splashproof/IP44 markings the luminary had a lack of any seals preventing harmful water ingress;- incorrect supply cord conductor cross sectional area marking - marked as 0.75 mm² whereas in fact it is 0.5 mm²;- incorrect supply cord specification - for IP44/spashproof applications should be 1 mm² whereas in fact it is 0.5 mm².This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0340/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0340/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-15 (XML)
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