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EU Safety GateRecalled 2009-08-28serious risk

Lighting chain - 140 L darabos (NTH)

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Lighting chain - 140 L darabos

  • Brand NTH

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

This lighting chain with 140 bulbs poses a risk of electric shock due to multiple safety defects: the wires connecting the miniature lamps have inadequate insulation, the wire core is undersized, the cable inlets on the flashing unit have sharp edges, and the unit lacks protection against pulling force. The product does not meet European electrical safety standards.

The authorities have ordered the product withdrawn from the market and recalled from consumers. The affected product is labeled as "140L" or "140L RICE LIGHT" on packaging or the product itself, with barcode 6924324307024. The source does not specify what consumers should do if they own this product.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The product poses a risk of electric shock because:- the wires connecting the miniature lamps have only single insulation, - the cross section area of the core of the wire is less than required, - the cable inlets of the flashing unit have sharp edges, - there is no protection against pulling force in the flashing unit.This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

What should I do?

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Details from the source

The lighting chain includes 140 db series-parallel connected non-replaceable lamps with resistor bridge. The flashing unit controls 4 parallel circuits. Main components: bipolar plug (2.5 A 250 V~); flashing unit (FLASHER CONTROL UNIT 230 V AC 50 HZ 0.83 A CE TÜV EMC NTH PRESS); two-core mains cable without marking. Technical parameters: 230 V~, 50 Hz, Max 65 W, Class II, IP20, bulbs: 6.5 V, 0.07 A 0.455 W. Model: 140L on the packaging, 140L RICE LIGHT on the product, bar code: 6924324307024 Notifying country: Hungary

Source

Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗

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