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Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 5 Oct 2006In the weekly report of 6 Oct 2006 (week 39, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Aquarium Light “BOYU”.Type/model: CL-811.Description: Unknown.
Risk
- It is possible to place one pin of a plug into the converter plug while at the same time the other pin can be touched. Both pins of the converter plug are bare metal, without insulation. During insertion of the converter plug into a non-earthed outlet the pins can be touched while they are already in contact with live parts of the outlet.- A nylon tie was used as cord anchorage. The cord could twist and be pushed into the luminaire, putting strain on the terminals. The conductors could become loose from the terminals and short-circuit. - There was no lamp holder. The wiring was connected directly to the lamp using metal-shaped bushes. While replacing the lamp these bushes are accessible and must be removed by hand.This product does not comply with the relevant standard - EN 60598-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authority
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0630/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0630/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-39 (XML)
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