HOVERBOARD: UL Certification of Hoverboards
- ditescoj
- 14 мар. 2016 г.
- 2 мин. чтения
What is UL?
UL is a global independent testing laboratory that tests consumer products for safety. UL is one of several companies approved to perform safety testing by the US federal agencyOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). UL provides safety-related certification, validation, testing, inspection, auditing, advising and training services to a wide range of clients, including manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, regulators, service companies, and consumers.
What does UL Mark stand for?
If a product carries this Mark, Underwriters Laboratories found that samples of this product met UL's safety requirements. These requirements are primarily based on UL's own published Standards for Safety. This type of Mark is seen commonly on appliances and computer equipment, furnaces and heaters, fuses, electrical panelboards, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems, personal flotation devices like life jackets and life preservers, bullet resistant glass, and thousands of other products.
UL Certification of Hoverboards
It's important to note that UL does not certify entire products like hoverboards. They certify individual components - like chargers and battery packs - so even those hoverboards which have UL-listed parts are not fully certified as a unit by UL. But because the battery pack and charger are by far the likeliest culprits for a potential fire, it is safe to assume that those products with a UL stickers on are safe.
UL announces availability of UL Certification for hoverboards
(Read more here: https://ul.com/newsroom/featured/uls-involvement-in-hoverboard-certification/)
UL have begun accepting product submittals for “self-balancing scooters.” The UL will evaluate the construction of the devices and, if they pass the company’s tests, certify them as safe under a new certification called UL 2272. UL2272., also known as “Electrical Systems for Self-Balancing Scooters,” will cover electric drive trains, “including the rechargeable battery and charger system combination for use in self-balancing scooters.” (Read more here: http://ulstandards.ul.com/standard/?id=2272) IMPORTANT: UL-certified batteries in a hoverboard didn’t count as total UL certification of a hoverboard.
Until this certification process can really get rolling, www.hoverboard4all.com offers hoverboards with UL-certified batteries and chargers. For more information please contact our professional team!
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