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Lighting chains

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 29 Dec 2005In the weekly report of 30 Dec 2005 (week 52, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
"Lichterbaum" (string of lights in the shape of a Christmas tree).Brand: Unknown.Type/number of model: Unknown.
Risk
The contacts in the lampholders must be reliably protected against displacement to ensure that live components of the chain are not exposed. In this case the contacts fell out of the lampholders as soon as the bulbs were removed. The contact retention requirements are not met; and live components can be exposed. This product does not comply with the LVD Directive and the European Standards.
Measures
  • Voluntary destruction of the product by the retailer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0690/05
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0690/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-52 (XML)
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