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Realm 50 Mini-lamps Christmas Light lighting chain — electric shock risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockAug 2, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Realm 50 Mini-lamps Christmas Light lighting chain — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Realm 50 Mini-lamps Christmas Light lighting chain — electric shock risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of electric shock because the contacts in the lampholder are not sufficiently secured and live parts can easily become accessible during normal use.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European Standard EN 60598.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (12/06/2013)

Product description

The lighting chain includes 50 serial connected miniature lamps with resistor bridge. The product packaging is a colorful cardboard box.

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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