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Charger “For iphone 4/4S/3GS Charger”

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 12 Jun 2013In the weekly report of 21 Jun 2013 (week 24, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Charger
Brand
Unknown
Name
For iphone 4/4S/3GS Charger
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
Unknown
Description
AC/DC adaptor described as being for iphone 4/4S/3GS (NOT ORIGINAL PRODUCT). It is secured by plastic casing onto a white and red designed card background.
Risk
null The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- it does not have adequate insulation between the input and output circuits; - the internal connections rely upon solder to maintain their position; a loose wire could reduce creepage distances and clearances;- it has inadequately sized pins which could cause damage to the socket and the adaptor that could result in live parts being exposed.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61558.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 12 Jan 2013
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 A12/0712/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0712/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0712/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-024 (XML)
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