UL Warns of Counterfeit AC Adapters

Market Wire, May, 2008

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying consumers that the AC adapters identified below bear a counterfeit UL mark for the United States and Canada. These AC adapters have not been evaluated for safety by UL. The adapters are known to be sold with Nintendo Wii game players in Hong Kong.

Name of Product: AC Adapter, model PG-WIG17

Units: Unknown quantity

Date of Manufacture: Unknown

Manufacturer: Unknown

Identification: The counterfeit adapters are similar to adapters authorized to bear the UL Mark. The counterfeit products have a plug that has rectangular blades and a non-standard configuration. The plug on the authorized products uses the familiar parallel blade configuration.

Click here to see photos of the counterfeit and authorized products: http://www.ul.com/newsroom/newsrel/nr053008.html .

On the product:

The product has a label with a UL Mark for Canada and the United States. It also lists the following information:

AC ADAPTER
RVL-002 (USA)
MADE IN CHINA   PAT. PEND.
INPUT: AC100-240V50/60Hz
OUTPUT: DC 12V 3.7A

CLASS 2 POWER
SUPPLY FOR USE
WITH Wü ONLY
UTILISER AVECLE
Wü SEULEMENT
CLASS 2
POWER
SUPPLY
E82562
26J6

On the packaging:

The packaging has the following information:

PEGA
Wü
AC ADAPTER
MODEL PG-WIG17
MADE IN CHINA

What You Should Do: UL recommends consumers stop using the product immediately and return it to the place of purchase.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing products and writing Standards for Safety for over a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 21 billion UL Marks appearing on 71,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 62 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 99 countries. For more information, visit: www.UL.com/newsroom .

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