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Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 24 Nov 2005In the weekly report of 25 Nov 2005 (week 47, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Connection-block UYE with four sockets. Type/number of model: YX-016.Description: Prolonging flex with flexible cable 1.7m 3x0.75mm2, movable multiply dismountable bipolar contact with four sockets with a defensive mechanism 10A 250V and undismountable bipolar plug with defensive mechanism 10/16A 250V.
Risk
When the power is on the conductors’ and the supply cable’ isolation soften inadmissibly, which leads to a risk of short circuit and occurrence of risk of electric current damage and thermal risks. It is possible to set a plug with nominal electric current 16A into the movable contact of the prolonging flex with nominal electric current 10A; the protective terminals do not comply with the requirements for thread terminals; the terminal junctions of the movable contact are filled by welding; there is no switch labelling.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and product destruction
Notifying country
Bulgaria
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0594/05
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0594/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-47 (XML)
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