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Cree XM-L bicycle light — electric shock risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockDec 14, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Cree XM-L bicycle light — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Cree XM-L bicycle light — electric shock risk

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

Hazard

The distance between the pins and the edge of the plug adaptor is too small. When plugging the two-pin mains adaptor into the plug adaptor, there is a risk of the user touching live parts due to the lack of insulation on the pins of the mains adaptor. The plug adaptor does not have a fuse and the socket contacts are not screened by shutters.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60065 and the relevant national standard.

Product description

A rechargeable bicycle light / head lamp with mains adaptor. Supplied with a 2-pin plug adaptor that plugs into a UK 3-pin wall plug.

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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