Starting cables
| Alert Number | 0932/07 |
| Brand | O.K. |
| Category | Electrical appliances and equipment |
| Risk Type | Fire |
| Notifying Country | Slovakia |
| Country of Origin | People's Republic of China |
| Model Number | 150A, code: AL-AG0003, XX1238242, EAN code: 9004181009235 |
| Published | 21 September 2007 |
Risk Description
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. 150A, 15s) the temperature of conductor reached 314 ºC, during the second starting impulse (max. 150A, 30s) the temperature of conductor reached more than 400 ºC. After the tests were finished, the insulation got on fire and conductors burned down.
Measures Taken
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authoritiesDate of entry into force: Unknown
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 importers for more countries, distributor, origin, type, codes, name of product in seven languages.