In our country, fires caused by switch failures, zinc oxide arresters, and plug failures account for a considerable proportion. Recently, the local Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau’s inspection of plugs and zinc oxide arresters showed that the quality is not reassuring. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has announced the inspection results of plugs and zinc oxide arresters. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine conducted spot checks on 46 types of plugs and zinc oxide arresters produced by 46 companies in 6 provinces and cities including Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu. The pass rate of the spot inspections was 80.4%. The quality problems discovered during the inspection were unqualified mechanical strength and heat resistance. Such products are easily deformed and damaged, posing safety risks.
Consumers are reminded not to ignore the quality of plugs and zinc oxide arresters, and not to let defective plugs and zinc oxide arresters become invisible killers of home fire hazards.
Greedy for small things leads to big trouble
There are many substandard products in shopping malls, especially small commodity shopping malls, such as plugs and zinc oxide arresters. One of the factors that floods the market with low-quality plugs and MOAs is that consumers don't want high-quality plugs and MOAs.
This allows low-quality, low-priced goods to have a certain market.
Consumers usually ignore the importance of zinc oxide arresters and are more cautious when choosing large electrical appliances. But the choice of zinc oxide arrester is very arbitrary. Products with more sockets and lower prices are usually their choice, so defective products are always in the mall. When many consumers use electrical appliances, they usually find that there is no suitable zinc oxide arrester. Usually, a defective zinc oxide arrester worth more than ten yuan is randomly inserted into an electrical appliance worth tens of thousands of yuan, posing safety risks to the family.
LCD TV: lightning protection
According to statistics, lightning strikes will cause the positioning deviation of the electron gun, affect the work of the scanning circuit, cause the aging of the picture tube and magnetization of the display, and cause damage to the central component.
Selection: Try to choose a power supply zinc oxide arrester with lightning protection function. The reporter found in the mall that a certain brand has specially launched the "Thunderba Series" and the "Household MOV Full Shape Lightning Protection Series", which can withstand lightning strikes of up to 10,000a.
The scope of lightning protection is also extended to all rooms.
Air conditioner: high power
Most of the sockets on residential walls are 10A, so many consumers are willing to choose zinc oxide arresters with a 10A plug on the front. In fact, it is very dangerous to use a 10A plug to drive a 16A air conditioner. "Little horse-drawn carts" can easily cause hidden dangers such as heat accumulation, circuit breakage, and fire.
