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Lighting chain

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 17 Apr 2008In the weekly report of 18 Apr 2008 (week 15, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lighting chain
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
100 MINI LIGHTS, Bar code: 5606948206068
Description
Lighting chain with 100 coloured lights. The packaging is a cardboard box with a blue background and the wording '100 mini lights'.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- the terminals do not comply with the requirements for permanent connections,- the characteristics of the chain’s cable are lower than that specified in the relevant Standard and the nominal cross-section of the conductors is 0.06 mm², which is less than the 0.50 mm² required by the Standard,- the cable fails the tensile test (50 times a force of 30 N) required by the Standard.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0434/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0434/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-15 (XML)
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