Electric shock

Portable electric welding equipment

Fronius
Portable electric welding equipment
Case number
A12/0187/14
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Type / Model
4,075,108; 4,075,108,050; 4,075,108,630;4,075,108,631; 4,075,108,638; 4,075,109; 4,075,109,630; 4,075,109,631; 5,075,110; 5,075,110,630; 5,075,110,639.
Batch
Production period September 2013 – November 2013 Serial number range: 24323005 – 24443098
Audience
Professional
Notifying country
🇦🇹 Austria
Country of origin
🇦🇹 Austria
Published
2014-02-07

⚠️ Risk

null The fault which leads to transient insulation failures between the welding circuit and mains voltage can cause fatal electric shock during operation. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60974-1.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 07/01/2014Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 07/01/2014

Portable electric welding equipment with faulty component (switching power supply – transformer) used for safe separation of the mains and welding circuit.