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Lighting chains – Realm

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 9 Apr 2009In the weekly report of 10 Apr 2009 (week 13, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lighting chains
Brand
Realm (11 alerts)
Brand as notified
REALM
Type / model
1. RIC-1402 (on the packaging: GSH-140IC-2, Ref. Nr.:11402), 2. GSH-100IC-2
Barcode
6944623301059, 6944623301066
Barcodes listed
1. 6944623301059, 2. 6944623301066 (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
1. 6944623301059, 2. 6944623301066
Description
The lighting chains include 140/100 orange, green, red and blue series-parallel connected miniature lamps, a flashing unit („SPEED FUNCTION, two-core mains supply cable without marking, and a plug („2,5 A 250 V EDV”). Technical parameters: 230V 50 Hz 32W, bulb: 3,5V 0,245W, Class II, F-mark.
Risk
The products pose a risk of electric shock and fire because: - the soldered wires are not fixed in the flashing unit, - there is no efficient protection against twisting and pulling, - the insulation of the flashing unit is insufficient, thus flashover can occur and the product can catch fire. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0470/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0470/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0470/09Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0470/09Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0470/09Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0470/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0470/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-13 (XML)
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