Burns

Booster cable

Lifetime car
Booster cable
Case number
0759/09
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Model ‘120 AMP’,
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇫🇷 France
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2009-06-12

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of burns because: - the heat levels of both the red and the black cable (67 K and 85 K respectively) exceed the maximum temperatures permitted (45 K for the red and 15 K for the black), - the drop in voltage measured in the two cables (>10 V) exceeds the level permitted (1.05 V).

Measures

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

Electric cables used to connect a discharged car battery to a power source for charging.