Fire

Starting cables – battery jumper cables

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Starting cables – battery jumper cablesStarting cables – battery jumper cables
Case number
0046/08
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Type / Model
type: 400A, 2,5m, Art. No.: 40033, EAN: 9002852400336.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Country of origin
Unknown
Published
2008-01-25

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a serious risk of fire because during a simulation of heating overload of the cable by starting with starting impulse (max. 400 A, 15 s) the temperature of the conductor of 392 ºC was detected (permitted value of temperature is 135 ºC), in other case (max 400 A, 30) the temperature of over 400 ºC was registered. After finishing the test, the insulation ignited and the conductors burnt over. The product does not comply with the safety requirements of standard ISO 6722.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers. Date of entry into force: Unknown

A battery jumper cable for connection of positive terminals of accumulator is black, a battery jumper for connection of negative terminals of accumulator is red. The product is marked with names of producer and distributors for Slovakia, Czech Republic and Slovenia, EAN code and Art. number.