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Lighting equipment

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 24 Aug 2006In the weekly report of 25 Aug 2006 (week 33, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Type / model
LNP (on the product), LN (on the package) 5LN1 (in the directions for use)
Description
Neon lamp “ELGOTECH”
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because: - the imprint of the ball on the plastic cover of the light (which contains live parts, bare conductors and component terminals), heated to the temperature of + 125 C when tested and has a diameter of 6.9 mm (the maximum allowed value is 2 mm); the plastic holder of the plug burns continuously after being removed from the flame and the burning drops of plastic set the silk paper on fire;- the dimensions of traces and spacing measured on the printed circuit inside the light are smaller than required;- the labelling is incorrect/insufficient, including that there is no indication that the product is to be used only in the interior. This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the European Standard EN 60598.
Measures
  • Sales ban, warning of consumers and informing them of recall ordered by the authority. Voluntary withdrawal from the market and warning of consumers by the distributor. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
Poland
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0535/06
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0535/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-33 (XML)
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