EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-41
Royal · Lighting chain
The product poses a risk of electric shock because : - there is only basic insulation on the soldered connections of the light sources, - the cross-section area of the core is less than the requirement, - cord anchorage is missing in the flashing unit. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
- Published
- 17 October 2008
- Notifying authority
- Hungary
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1176/08
- Model
- MD 0615, Barcode 6924524300122
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 6924524300122
Classification
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Risk type
- Electric shock
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Lighting chain including 180 miniature, non-replaceable, incandescent lamps with a resistor bridge and an 8-function flashing unit. The flashing unit controls four parallel circuits. Mains plug with inscription: "2.5 A 250 V~ VDE CE"; flashing unit with inscription: "FLASHER CONTROL UNIT 230V AC 50HZ 0.83A CE TÜV EMC "; 2-core mains cable without marking. Technical parameters: 230 V~, 50 Hz, 104 W, Class II, IP20, bulbs: 2,2 V, 0,07A; F-mark