Electric shock, Fire

Multiple cord extension set

LUCERNA
Multiple cord extension setMultiple cord extension set
Case number
0997/07
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Type / Model
Model: FX 4-7m, art. nr: WX-2003X74Fi, EAN: 8590849470000
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2007-10-05

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of fire because:- isolating material is not resistance towards excessive heat, fire and crawling currents,- flexible cable can not be disjointed from attachment without getting permanently useless (during testing flexible cable shall be able to be disjointed), - flexible cable has insufficient diameter (0.69 mm2). When testing with burning wire the flame has occurred. The flame lasted longer than 30 s after the burning wire has been removed;and a risk of electric shock because:- under specific circumstances the isolation of the product can be damaged. Material which the product is made of has insufficient isolating attributes, - dimensions of the plug is incorrect, - marking is incorrect. This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant standards.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor.Press release has been issued.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The product is packed in transparent plastic bag enclosed by paper label on which there are the name of the product in more foreign languages, trademark „LUCERNA“, model, art. no., EAN code, CE mark and data on distributor and manufacturer. On the typal label there are data: 10-16V, ~250V, max. 3500W, CE mark, trademark „LUCERNA“and warning - „do not intervene in a connection!“ Data on cable: H05VV-F, 3G, 1,00mm2.