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Lighting chain “Ziemasvētku virtenes”

Serious risk Burns, Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 29 Jul 2022In the weekly report of 15 Jul 2022 (week 28, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lighting chain
Name
Ziemasvētku virtenes
Description
Transparent lighting chain, with a socket to plug other lighting chains to it, indicated also for outdoor use. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress under item number 1005001663653940.
Risk
The product is marketed for outdoor use but it is not correctly insulated against moisture, and its outside casing can easily break and let water in the control unit and inside the socket for connecting additional sections. Also, the flashing control unit can break, allowing access to live parts, while the design of the plug and the auxiliary socket does not ensure a safe connection with other chains. Moreover, the wires are not sufficiently resistant, the electrical insulation is inadequate and the clearance/creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient, hence accessible parts may become live. A user may receive an electric shock.Furthermore, the power supply pallet may catch fire; a user may suffer burns. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.
Measures
  • Other · from 24 Jan 2022
Online marketplace
AliExpress
Notifying country
Latvia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01024/22Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01024/22Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01024/22Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01024/22Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01024/22Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01024/22
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01024/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-28 (XML)
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