Skip to content

Circular saw – Mans Friend

Serious risk Electric shock, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 25 Oct 2007In the weekly report of 26 Oct 2007 (week 42, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Circular saw
Brand
Mans Friend
Brand as notified
MANS FRIEND
Type / model
MF/CS185D-828; bar code: 1 092 034 789 340
Description
The housing of the circular saw and the grips were made of plastic, the grip containing the switch has a softer and different coloured insert. Other parts of the machine were made of metal. The unintentional press of the switch is prevented by a locking mechanism, the machine can be switched on by two separate motions, and the switch becomes locked when released. The depth and angle of the cut can be adjusted by sinking and turning the base plate. The protecting shields and the splitting wedge move together with the motor and saw, thus their relative position is permanent. Main components: plug with inscription: " YYEAC YXD-02 16A 250V~"+ marks of approval; mains cable with inscriptions: "YUAO YUXIANG H05VV-F 2X0,75mm2"+VDE; bipolar switch with inscription: "FA6-4/2B 4(4)A 250V~ 5E4" + S; sawing disc with inscription: "185MMX20MMX18T" Technical specifications: 230V~; 50Hz; 1200W; 4500rpm; Class II; diameter of the disc:185 mm.
Risk
The product poses a risk of:- electric shock since the unfixed internal wiring can get into contact with moving parts and sharp edges, and the majority of electrical safety instructions are missing from the instructions for use, - injuries because the cutting wedge suffers permanent deformation, moreover the instructions for use do not include the majority of the general safety instructions neither the specific safety rules relating to the hand-held circular saws.The product does not comply with Machinery Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60745.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1094/07Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1094/07
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1094/07
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-42 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0