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RC-SPORTS PowerPeak battery charger — electric shock risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockJan 17, 2014
Photo from the official notice: RC-SPORTS PowerPeak battery charger — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: RC-SPORTS PowerPeak battery charger — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: RC-SPORTS PowerPeak battery charger — 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:1. In the transformer of the appliance an output wire of the primary winding is in contact with a wire of the secondary winding.2. On the printed circuit board there is only one capacitor connected between the primary and secondary circuits.3. In the transformer there are only two layers of tape between the primary and secondary windings. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (30/10/2013)

Product description

Charger for batteries.

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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