Customers Warned by Consumer Protection against Overseas Plug Converters

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Customers Warned by Consumer Protection against
Overseas Plug Converters
Keeping in view the increasing number of
electrical accidents in consideration, the
Consumer Protection has issued a warning to
online customers who buy electronic
appliances from overseas sellers. According
to reports, the power adapters delivered
along with the appliances do not synchronize
with United States safety standards and could
injure or prove to be fatal in worst
cases. There had been a couple of such
incidences pretty recently in which two
consumers were affected adversely by
electric shocks from power adapters that
were a part of the packages they
ordered online from across the borders. One
of these accidents involved electric shocks
from a travel adapter having multiple pin
options. A higher official from the Consumer
Protection firm confirmed that it is a solution
that went wrong. The sellers of such appliances
offer
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• these additional power adapters to make their
  appliance compliant to use in the country but it
  only increases the risk.
• The problem is the roots from the pins that lie
  exposed when the additional pins are in use.
  The exposed pins go live when the appliance
  is on and passes high voltage of electricity
  which is risky. The Consumer Court is mingling
  with various sources to spread the news and
  beware people about the implications behind
  these power adapters and converters.
• So, what can you do if you already have these
  appliances? Try some of these suggestions to
  utilize your appliance without posing any
  serious risks
• Be careful about the safety of the electrical
  goods received, no matter how safe they claim to
  be. Every country has their own safety
  standards, whats safe for them, might not
  be so for you.
• Get the adapter cross checked by an
  electrician or buy an adapter from local
  retailer which is approved to use in your
  country.

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• If the plug pin is not befitting according
  your power board requirements, get it
  replaced by an electrician to get a US
  standard plug.
• Do not pass unapproved adapters to anyone,
  destroy them.
• This was for consumers who had already invested
  in foreign goods, to be an aware customer in
  future, please take a note of the
  following points
• Only buy electrical products that are
  manufactured by ISO 9001-2000 registered
  manufacturers and sync with the US standards
  of Safety.
• Consider buying electrical appliances from
  US stores instead of overseas suppliers.
• Before making the purchase, ensure the
  pins are of US configuration and are
  approved to be used in the country.
• The pins of the power adapter should be insulated
  for 50 of the pin length at a minimum.
• Do not use previous adapters from
  overseas sellers considering it had been
  safe till now. Accidents do not occur in the
  first go always!

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6. Local electronic products should be
approved by the states safety regulators
but by any chance if you purchase any
adapter locally and find it unsafe, report
it to the Consumer Protection. Keep the
information handy and spread it among your
near and dear ones. Safety is much more
important than lucrative foreign products.
Look out for products from US manufacturers
providing safe and RoHS compliant products.