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UK Trading Standards revealed that over 17,000 hoverboards imported from beyond the EU have been examined, and over 15,000 failed basic safety checks. Something to keep an eye on indeed, if you’re thinking of buying one this Christmas.

 

The problems tend to circle around the power, with testing showing issues with the plug, chargers, cabling, battery, and cutoff switches within the board. Many that have been shipped in have had non-compliant plugs without fuses, which is a dangerous fire hazard.

 

The National Trading Standards, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute are asking everyone this year, to be extra vigilant and avoid buying unsafe products.

 

 

http://www.bitterwallet.com/hoverboards-impounded-over-explosion-fears/89622

 

 

Thousands of self-balancing scooters unsafe

 

How to identify an unsafe hoverboard

 

 

  • Never leave the device charging unattended, especially overnight. A faulty cut-off switch or plug without a fuse - seen in many of the seized boards - could lead to it overheating, exploding or catching fire.
  • Check the shape of the plug. The first unsafe boards identified often had a clover-shaped plug.
  • Check for online reviews that seem genuine and for information about the company's head office and landline number. Sites that have spelling or grammar mistakes, including in the small print, can be an indication that it is not a professional operation.
  • Never be dazzled by a bargain. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is.

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2015/12/thousands-of-self-balancing-scooters-unsafe-426130/

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