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Lighting chains

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 1 Dec 2005In the weekly report of 2 Dec 2005 (week 48, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Plastic-framed lighting chain illustrating a Xmas tree. The lamps are fixed to the plastic frame of the lighting chain. There is one bimetal lamp for operating the flashing unit. Weight: 0,1 kg Package.
Risk
The voltage (220V) indicated on the package and also on the plug differs from the one used in Hungary (230V). The cross-sectional area of the twisted conductors of the cord between the connecting cords and the lamp holder is less than 0,1mm2.The plug can be taken apart without using a tool. The connecting pins can be screwed off the plug by hand. The twisted conductors have been screwed on the pins of the plug. The wire connected to the lamp holder comes off the lamp holder under force of 15,7N. During the fire test and the needle-flame test for 10 seconds on the material of the lamp holders the fire did not stop burning within 30 seconds and the falling fire drops burnt the paper placed underneath the sample (distance: 200 mm+- 5 mm).
Measures
  • Distribution of a product prohibited by the authority
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0623/05Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0623/05
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0623/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-48 (XML)
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