Car Commerce · Starting cables

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.

Published: 28 September 2007
Notifying authority: Slovakia
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

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 information to consumers by the distributor. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 0973/07
Model: 400A, 2,5m, Art. 42143, code: 0538

Classification

Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk type: Fire
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

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.