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Futaba Mains Charger battery charger — electric shock & fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockFireAug 29, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Futaba Mains Charger battery charger — electric shock & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Futaba Mains Charger battery charger — electric shock & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Futaba Mains Charger battery charger — electric shock & fire risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The adaptor pins are too thick and as a result excessive force is required to insert and remove the adaptor from a mains socket. This could cause damage to the socket or adaptor and expose live parts resulting in electric shock and/or fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950 and the relevant national standard BS 1363.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (08/04/2014)

Product description

Mains battery charger for radio control models. Charger is designed to charge 4.8v and 6.0v nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride battery packs only, and can be used with battery packs from 600mAh capacity upwards.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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