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AUTOMAX car accessories car accessories - starter cables/booster cables — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireJun 20, 2008

Hazard

The product poses a risk of fire because:- the maximum external diameter of cable for the indicated diameter of nucleus of 0.5 mm should be 2.3 mm, whereas the real measured diameter is 7.3 mm, - resistance of nucleus should be maximum 37.1 mΩ,/m whereas the real measured value is 47.8 mΩ,/m. The product does not comply with the relevant standard ISO 6722.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities — Other

Product description

The starter cable for connecting the positive poles of the accumulator is black; the starting cable for connecting negative poles of the accumulator is red. The product is packed in a plastic bag with marking "BOOSTER CABLE," "AUTOMAX CAR ACCESSORIES", EAN code, Art. Nr. and address of the company "best AUTOMAX" in Slovakia. Sticker on the pack contains data: 200 amp, length 175 cm, voltage 12/24 V, diameter 1.0 mm.

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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