Electric shock, Fire

0433/06

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Case number
0433/06
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Country of origin
Unknown
Published
2006-07-21

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because- insufficient insulation resistance and electric strength- when testing the electric strength at a voltage of 4 kV, a flashover occurs between the live parts and the metal part of the grinder;- during durability testing, the grinder operation interrupts permanently several times;- during no-load test at 299 V, after 32 s, the rotor starts to scrape the stator causing excessive sparks and smoke.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the European Standard EN 50144.

Measures

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

Angle grinder “A Selection” made of red plastic. Type/number of model: A352.