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Starting cable – Alpin

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 20 Sep 2007In the weekly report of 21 Sep 2007 (week 37, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Starting cable
Brand
Alpin (4 alerts)
Brand as notified
ALPIN
Type / model
type: 200A, 2,5m, art. number: 40023, EAN: 9002852400237
Description
Starting cable for connecting positive poles of accumulator has a black colour. Starting cable for connecting negative poles of accumulator has a red colour. On the product there is a mark of distributors for SR, Slovenia and CR, manufacturer and article number.
Risk
This product poses a serious risk of fire because at simulation of thermal overload of cable, allowed temperature during the starting impulse is 135 ºC. When testing, during the one starting impulse (max. 200A, 15s) the temperature of conductor reached 263 ºC, during the second starting impulse (max. 200A, 30s) the temperature of conductor reached more than 400 ºC. After the tests were finished, the insulation got on fire and the conductors burned down. This product does not comply with the relevant standards.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0948/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0948/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-37 (XML)
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