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Gigaset cordless telephone — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireDec 30, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Gigaset cordless telephone — fire risk

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Hazard

An internal short circuit in the battery may have the following effects: the battery swells to up to twice its thickness, overheats and reaches high temperatures which may cause fire damage. This occurs only if the battery is inserted in the handset and connected to the power supply via the charger.

Product description

Cordless DECT telephone for the fixed analogue network. There are variants with and without answering machines.

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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