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  • Re: Inside a recalled MK "essentials" socket

    From alan_m@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 1 12:23:54 2025
    On 01/03/2025 11:53, Jethro_uk wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Qly8zGsVo

    I don't which one this is but BigClive did a second video where he tried
    to set fire to the socket components and found that the plastic was self extinguishing.

    He assumed that the failure mechanism was it caught fire.

    It's actually being recalled because it could (minor) burn the finger of
    the user switching it on or off when the socket is loaded. There is a
    flashover for milliseconds that presumable exits the gap between the
    switch and the panel in which the switch is mounted.

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  • From Jethro_uk@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 1 11:53:30 2025
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Qly8zGsVo

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  • From RJH@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 2 05:27:11 2025
    On 1 Mar 2025 at 11:53:30 GMT, Jethro_uk wrote:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Qly8zGsVo

    I don't think it was recalled - they just stopped making it:

    https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-safety-report-mk-electric-mk-essentials-electrical-three-pin-sockets-with-switches-2411-0130
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    Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

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  • From RJH@21:1/5 to Fredxx on Sun Mar 2 23:35:15 2025
    On 2 Mar 2025 at 23:20:12 GMT, Fredxx wrote:

    On 01/03/2025 11:53, Jethro_uk wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Qly8zGsVo


    For the avoidance of doubt. This was recalled as per:

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67656a8ce6ff7c8a1fde9ca3/2411-0130-product-safety-report-3-pin-socket-with-switches.pdf

    I don't think it was recalled - they just stopped making it ('withdrawn'):

    https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-safety-report-mk-electric-mk-essentials-electrical-three-pin-sockets-with-switches-2411-0130

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  • From Fredxx@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 2 23:20:12 2025
    On 01/03/2025 11:53, Jethro_uk wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Qly8zGsVo


    For the avoidance of doubt. This was recalled as per:

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67656a8ce6ff7c8a1fde9ca3/2411-0130-product-safety-report-3-pin-socket-with-switches.pdf

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  • From Tim Streater@21:1/5 to Fredxx on Mon Mar 3 10:23:58 2025
    On 2 Mar 2025 at 23:20:12 GMT, "Fredxx" <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On 01/03/2025 11:53, Jethro_uk wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Qly8zGsVo

    For the avoidance of doubt. This was recalled as per:

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67656a8ce6ff7c8a1fde9ca3/2411-0130-product-safety-report-3-pin-socket-with-switches.pdf

    That doesn't indicate a recall. Under "Corrective Measures" it says "The products have been withdrawn from the market."

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  • From RJH@21:1/5 to Tim Streater on Mon Mar 3 14:28:14 2025
    On 3 Mar 2025 at 10:23:58 GMT, Tim Streater wrote:

    On 2 Mar 2025 at 23:20:12 GMT, "Fredxx" <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On 01/03/2025 11:53, Jethro_uk wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Qly8zGsVo

    For the avoidance of doubt. This was recalled as per:

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67656a8ce6ff7c8a1fde9ca3/2411-0130-product-safety-report-3-pin-socket-with-switches.pdf

    That doesn't indicate a recall. Under "Corrective Measures" it says "The products have been withdrawn from the market."

    I don't think it was recalled - they just stopped making it ('withdrawn'):

    https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-safety-report-mk-electric-mk-essentials-electrical-three-pin-sockets-with-switches-2411-0130

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    Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

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