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Lighting chains

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 28 Sep 2006In the weekly report of 29 Sep 2006 (week 38, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Type / model
KD-180L
Description
Lighting chain with 180 miniature non-replaceable incandescent lamps and an 8-function flashing unit.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the instructions relating to the replacement of the lamps are misleading since the product has non-replaceable lamps. When trying to replace the lamps the user faces the risk of electric shock; - according to the labelling on the packaging the product is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use although, the product is not protected against ingress of water, which is required for out door use;- the wire inlets of the flashing unit are not rounded, thus the wires can get damaged;- the cross section area of the cores is less than required and the cord anchorage is missing. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard 60598.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authority
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0607/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0607/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0607/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-38 (XML)
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