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Portable lamp Fénycsöves szerelőlámpa Mentavill

Official notice

30 Dec 2011

Last checked

30 Dec 2011

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Portable lamp Fénycsöves szerelőlámpa Mentavill. Null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Live parts are accessible when the housing is open for lamp replacement. · The mains supply cable is insulated with PVC instead of the standard polychloroprene. Due to aging, environmental, mechanical, chemical or thermal effects, the cable insulation is not sufficiently resistant, it can be damaged and the live parts of cable can become accessible. · The supply cable of the lamp is not equipped with cord anchorage therefore it is not protected against pulling and twisting and the live parts of the cable ends may become accessible. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. Published 2011-12-30.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

1491/11

Official notice

2011-12-30

The hazard

Null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Live parts are accessible when the housing is open for lamp replacement. · The mains supply cable is insulated with PVC instead of the standard polychloroprene. Due to aging, environmental, mechanical, chemical or thermal effects, the cable insulation is not sufficiently resistant, it can be damaged and the live parts of cable can become accessible. · The supply cable of the lamp is not equipped with cord anchorage therefore it is not protected against pulling and twisting and the live parts of the cable ends may become accessible. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

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Models

TYPE: ML-WL8W , BAR CODE: 5998282116388

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Affected products

Product 1

Portable lamp "Fénycsöves szerelőlámpa"

Risk / hazard

Null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Live parts are accessible when the housing is open for lamp replacement. · The mains supply cable is insulated with PVC instead of the standard polychloroprene. Due to aging, environmental, mechanical, chemical or thermal effects, the cable insulation is not sufficiently resistant, it can be damaged and the live parts of cable can become accessible. · The supply cable of the lamp is not equipped with cord anchorage therefore it is not protected against pulling and twisting and the live parts of the cable ends may become accessible. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mentavill.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Serious risk — Electric shock

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

1491/11

Classification

Serious risk — Electric shock

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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