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Battery charger – Futaba “Mains Charger”

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 20 Aug 2014In the weekly report of 29 Aug 2014 (week 34, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Battery charger
Brand
Futaba (2 alerts)
Name
Mains Charger
Type / model
P-FBC32D/4
Batch
5028967317721
Barcode
5028967317721
Description
Mains battery charger for radio control models. Charger is designed to charge 4.8v and 6.0v nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride battery packs only, and can be used with battery packs from 600mAh capacity upwards.
Risk
null The adaptor pins are too thick and as a result excessive force is required to insert and remove the adaptor from a mains socket. This could cause damage to the socket or adaptor and expose live parts resulting in electric shock and/or fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950 and the relevant national standard BS 1363.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 8 Apr 2014
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 A12/1328/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1328/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1328/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1328/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-034 (XML)
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