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A third-party charger for Apple gadgets may be a lot cheaper than the ones hanging off shelves at th
A third-party charger for Apple gadgets may be a lot cheaper than the ones hanging off shelves at the Apple Store, but a vast majority of those chargers aren't safe, a new study has concluded.。
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), a UK association representing trading standards professionals, has tested 400 counterfeit chargers for Apple products, the 。 BBC。BBC 。
reported Friday. The result was pitiful: Only three chargers were insulated well enough to protect against electric shocks. 。SEE ALSO:This portable charger is powered by energy created with your hand。
Another test targeted second-hand goods in local shops, and found that 15% of 3,019 electrical goods were non-compliant with UK standards.。
Leon Livermore, the CEO of CTSI, warned in a statement on the Trading Standards website against using second-hand and counterfeit electronics goods, which could "cost you your home or even your life."。
A counterfeit charger could cost you your home or even your life. 。
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"Look out for tell-tale signs of counterfeiting such as mistakes in brand names or logos, and check plugs for safety marks -- all genuine electrical items made in the EU should have a CE mark on them," he said in a statement.。
It's unclear, however, how "counterfeit" chargers, which were bought online from eight countries, were defined in the testing. Chargers and other Apple accessories range from extremely cheap, no-name products to quality, branded products that are built by a third-party manufacturer. In other words, there may be a big difference between using a cheap plug from an unknown brand and using a plug meant for a Samsung Galaxy to charge your iPhone.。
It's also unclear whether the chargers tested were for iPhones, MacBooks, other Apple devices or all of the above. 。 We've contacted CTSI to find more about the methodology, but have not yet heard from them. 。
We've contacted CTSI to find more about the methodology, but have not yet heard from them.。
UPDATE: Dec. 2, 2016, 8:24 p.m. CET 。
In the suit, Apple claimed that nearly 90 percent out of the chargers and other Apple accessories it has purchased on Amazon were fake.。
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