Wall light

Fire Lighting equipment Serious risk
Photo of recalled product: Wall light
Alert Number0951/07
BrandLUCERNA
CategoryLighting equipment
Risk TypeFire
Notifying CountrySlovakia
Country of OriginUnknown
Model NumberTL 3020/15W.
Published21 September 2007

Risk Description

This product poses a serious risk of fire because:- deformation of die-casting occurred at temperature 125 ºC, - pellet impress diameter is 7,3 mm whereas the limit is 2 mm,- after testing with acicular flame, the material of product has ignited,- after testing with burning loop at temperature 850 ºC the material immediately set on fire without any chance of the fire to get extinguished spontaneously. The material kept on burning after the loop had been pushed aside. The material also failed after testing at temperature 750 ºC.This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN-60598.

Measures Taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and information to consumers by the distributorDate of entry into force: Unknown

Product Description

The light was sold in the cardboard box marked as follows: "Lighting equipment LUCERNA TL 3020 15W, 230V/50Hz, type of pentad G13" and CE mark. The product was labelled with a typical label marked as follows: "LUCERNA, model: TL 3020/15W, 230V/50 Hz, G13/154W:IP20" and CE mark.

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