The DGCCRF (the French Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control) has just published a recall notice for corded Pixey wand vibrators. The reason: a risk of electrocution. If you own a Pixey Turbo Wand, Exceed Wand, Edition Wand, Mini Wand or Future Wand, you can get in touch with the shop that sold it to you to request a full refund.
Recall of Pixey wand vibrators: why?
The recall notice for Pixey wand vibrators mentions two manufacturing defects, which are the cause of a risk of electric shock for the sex toy user:
- A discharge voltage at the plug prongs higher than 34 volts. (If you know your stuff when it comes to electricity and are up for explaining what this means, we’d love to hear from you!)
- A lack of a strain relief device. Basically, if you pull too hard on the cable, you can rip it out and be left with a bare electrical wire still plugged in.
Although there is no specific information on this point, it is likely that the famous corded Fairy wands, which the Pixey brand has succeeded, in particular the Fairy Turbo, the Fairy Black Exceed, the Fairy Large and the Fairy Mini, have a similar issue. Rechargeable models such as the Fairy Lithium or Pocket Mini (as well as their Pixey-brand equivalents) are not affected.
Inside a Fairy wand
Here is what a Fairy wand contains under the hood:
No, I haven’t decided to sacrifice my dear Fairy Mini to punish it for its potential danger. I certainly don’t plan on using it anymore. But I’m keeping it, in memory of its good and faithful service. It will get a well-deserved retirement at the back of its drawer, as a collector’s sex toy, just like my first dildo, a jelly sex toy that now looks a right mess.
This photo is from the Flickr gallery of hans wischewautz and is under a Creative Commons licence.
