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Electrical appliances and equipment

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 20 Jul 2006In the weekly report of 21 Jul 2006 (week 28, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Angle grinder “A Selection” made of red plastic. Type/number of model: A352.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because- insufficient insulation resistance and electric strength- when testing the electric strength at a voltage of 4 kV, a flashover occurs between the live parts and the metal part of the grinder;- during durability testing, the grinder operation interrupts permanently several times;- during no-load test at 299 V, after 32 s, the rotor starts to scrape the stator causing excessive sparks and smoke.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the European Standard EN 50144.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and warning of consumers by the distributor and supplier. 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 0433/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0433/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0433/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-28 (XML)
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