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Mains charger for mobile phone

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 16 Dec 2010In the weekly report of 17 Dec 2010 (week 50, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Mains charger for mobile phone
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
MOT-V8/V9/Q9
Description
Mains charger intended for use with Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone <font color="#ff0000">(NOT ORIGINAL PRODUCT)</font>. Product supplied without packaging.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock because:- wires to the conductor pins are held in place by solder only;- single insulation mains wiring could touch low voltage parts on the printed circuit board;- the electric strength of the insulation between the input conductor pins and the DC output connector is not sufficient;- there is no fuse fitted to the mains circuit.One incident reported involving damage to the product.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN60950.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers by the importer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1860/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1860/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-50 (XML)
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