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Archived – Toggle Switches and Rotary Switches
- Starting date:
- March 1, 2008
- Posting date:
- March 1, 2008
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items, Tools and Electrical Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Electrical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001657
Affected products
Toggle Switches and Rotary Switches
Product description
Rotary and Toggle Disconnect Switches rated 600-volts, 60 and 80 Amps, only.
Switch Catalogue Number:
- C362TW60MD (toggle)
- C362TW80MD (toggle)
- C362NW80MD (rotary)
Enclosure Catalogue Number:
- 3GAC362NF (with toggle)
- 3GAC3680NF (with toggle)
Hazard identified
When switched off, one electrical pole may remain energized, posing a risk of electrical shock hazard to consumers.
Ensto Control Oy has received 13 reports of the switches not functioning properly. No injuries have been reported.
Number sold
Sold by Authorized Eaton Distributors.
Time period sold
The items were distributed between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007.
Place of origin
Manufactured in the European Union (EU).
Companies
- Distributor
-
Disconnects of Florida Corp.
Tampa
UNITED STATES
- Manufacturer
-
Ensto Control Oy
FINLAND
- Importer
-
Eaton Corporation
Perth
CANADA
Tel: 1-613-267-6170
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What you should do
The Electrical Safety Authority in cooperation with Eaton is notifying the public that Eaton has announced a voluntary recall of the above listed products.
Owners and operators of these recalled switches should take steps to initiate replacement of the recalled component switches immediately by contacting the supplier from whom they were purchased, for instructions on return of the product and for a replacement disconnect switch.
Consumers may contact the supplier from whom the recalled switches were purchased to initiate a replacement and return. For any further inquiries, consumers may contact Eaton in Perth, ON at 1-613-267-6170, Fax: 1-613-267-4907 or e-mail at WayneKBuchanan@Eaton.com
Warning: Do not attempt to open cover without de-energizing (isolating) the affected enclosed switch assembly via an upstream device.
Please see additional information from the [NJS_FILE:8938bd5d-9d57-4166-a983-ba1b1f802cc4:a124edc8-cf9f-4389-8536-a903a887be35].