EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-37
ALPIN · Starting cable
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. 200A, 15s) the temperature of conductor reached 263 ºC, during the second starting impulse (max. 200A, 30s) the temperature of conductor reached more than 400 ºC. After the tests were finished, the insulation got on fire and the conductors burned down. This product does not comply with the relevant standards.
- Published
- 21 September 2007
- Notifying authority
- Slovakia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0948/07
- Model
- type: 200A, 2,5m, art. number: 40023, EAN: 9002852400237
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 9002852400237
Classification
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Starting cable for connecting positive poles of accumulator has a black colour. Starting cable for connecting negative poles of accumulator has a red colour. On the product there is a mark of distributors for SR, Slovenia and CR, manufacturer and article number.