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Electrical appliances and equipment — electric shock risk (0594/05)

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockNov 25, 2005

Hazard

When the power is on the conductors’ and the supply cable’ isolation soften inadmissibly, which leads to a risk of short circuit and occurrence of risk of electric current damage and thermal risks. It is possible to set a plug with nominal electric current 16A into the movable contact of the prolonging flex with nominal electric current 10A; the protective terminals do not comply with the requirements for thread terminals; the terminal junctions of the movable contact are filled by welding; there is no switch labelling.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and product destruction — Other

Product description

Connection-block UYE with four sockets. Type/number of model: YX-016.Description: Prolonging flex with flexible cable 1.7m 3x0.75mm2, movable multiply dismountable bipolar contact with four sockets with a defensive mechanism 10A 250V and undismountable bipolar plug with defensive mechanism 10/16A 250V.

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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