Inside a fake un-trippable circuit breaker 3

[drawoh]

This is not an engineering Failures & Disaster, yet. I am not familiar with this YouTube channel, and of course, I am not a sparky.

Inside a fake un-trippable circuit breaker

Someone has gone to the trouble of manufacturing this thing. Are these things really out there and contaminating stock of breaker switches?

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JHG

 

[Sparweb]

Redsnake,
Another double-take on the graphic you posted. It implies that you may see a CE standard marking, but the product is been deliberately masquerading without meeting any standard at all. Looking deeper, somebody writing the Wikipedia page for the CE mark has taken the time to include some comments, research, and references about an investigation of this allegation, and found it's an urban myth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking

Please remember: we're not all rednecks!

http://www.sparweb.ca

 

[RedSnake]

I think the big problem is this "The Commission was also aware of fraudulent misuse of the mark on products that did not comply with the standards, but that this is a separate issue."

Every education regarding safety regardless of whether it is was a electrical or machine safety one I have been to since we entered EU, where mostly all teachers have been from the former Swedish safety institute.
Always start by pointing out the differences between the CE marking and how it looks and how it is not suppose to look.
And that products that do not meet the standard where the label "CE marking" is also included may not be sold bought or used on the EU market.

There are several incidents every year with products from the Chines market that don't meets the standards, mostly electronics and electric, with fires and electrical chock as a result both bought on line or in stores.
They are of course taken of the market, it's the importers responsibility to se to that the products meets the standard.

I also saw that CCC stands for China Compulsory Certificate.

Best Regards A

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[cranky108]

Sort of reminds me of the bolt marking issues of years ago. Also from China.

Don't get me wrong, I would still buy painted plates from China. I just would not eat off of them.

 

[RedSnake]

One example.
They where taking it out of the socket and this happened.

BR A



“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[FacEngrPE]

We need to stay aware of the counterfeit parts issue. Here is some relatively current material.

Suspect/Counterfeit Items Awareness Training
U.S. Department of Energy
Health, Safety and Security
Office of Corporate Safety Analysis

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[zeusfaber]

That reminds me a bit of this product my father bought a few years ago. After he complained he'd "had a bit of a buzz off it" I confiscated it and complained to Trading Standards.

An international adaptor where it was possible to deploy more than one of the alternative sets of pins simultaneously

...leaving a shocking amount of live metalwork exposed when you plugged it into a power bar.

Turns out the Hungarians had issued an EU-wide ban a year or two previously, but individual retailers were sourcing stuff direct from China without realising that in doing so, they were taking on the Importer's responsibilities under EU product safety directives.

A.

 

[MacGyverS2000]

Tug, you are apparently unaware of the ability to view paused YouTube videos frame-by-frame by using the period and comma keys.

TIL...

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com