The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Specialty Lamp International, Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 371,000 counterfeit "Square D"
circuit breakers, due to a fire hazard. The circuit breakers can fail to trip when they are overloaded, and have been determined by Square D to be counterfeit.
The counterfeit black circuit breakers were manufactured in China and sold by electrical product distributors from May 2005 through June 2006 for between $3 and $23. Please see the
CPSC press release for model numbers involved in the recall.
To determine if a breaker they have is a counterfeit, consumers are advised to contact Specialty at (866) 650-3076 to arrange for a free inspection and a replacement or refund, if necessary, or by email
bart@specialty-lamp.com, or visit their website at
www.ebulb.net.
To be on the super safe side, check out Gary's post on counterfeit circuit breakers recalled from Connecticut Electric, and my previous post on counterfeit circuit breakers recalled from North American Breaker Co.
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How about we load all these up in a C-13o and drop them randomly over ShangHai? When will our "Free Trade" have some enforcement and inspection mechanisms to put a stop to this completely unethical practice. The Chinese apparently are not the least bit concerned about consequences from putting lives at risk with shoddy and dishonest practices.
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