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Travel plug adaptor “Travel Adaptor”

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 25 Sep 2014In the weekly report of 3 Oct 2014 (week 39, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Travel plug adaptor
Brand
As
Name
Travel Adaptor
Type / model
Model 163
Batch
Unknown
Description
Travel plug adaptor with a three pin connecting face which allows various other plugs to be inserted for connection to a mains power supply. The product comes packed with other pin types in a cardboard box.
Risk
null The product does not provide adequate protection against electric shock because it does not provide an earth connection. The mains pins are uneven and do not fit into a mains socket. There are no shutters on the plug to stop a screw driver or another small object from being inserted into the live connections.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60884.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border · from 20 Jun 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 A12/1524/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1524/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1524/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1524/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-039 (XML)
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