Car Commerce starting cables — fire risk

Hazard

This product poses a serious risk of fire because:- at simulation of thermal overload of cable, allowed temperature during the starting impulse is 135 ºC. When testing, during the one starting impulse (max. 400A, 15s) the temperature of conductor reached 357 ºC, during the second starting impulse (max. 400A, 30s) the temperature of conductor reached more than 400 ºC,- after tests have finished, the insulation got on fire and conductors burned down.

Measures taken

• Voluntary withdrawal from the market and information to consumers by the distributor — Other

Product description

Starting cable for connecting positive poles of accumulator has a black colour. Starting cable for connecting negative poles of accumulator has red colour. On the product there is a mark of manufacturer, distributor, origin, type, art., number, code, name of the product both in Slovak and Polish language.