July 31, 2003
Name
of product:
Ideal Solenoid Voltage Testers
Units: About 122,000
Manufacturer: Ideal Industries Inc., of Sycamore, Ill.
Hazard: These testers can short out at high voltages. Consumers can
suffer burns.
Description: These are Ideal voltage and voltage/continuity testers with
model numbers 61-065, 61-066, 61-067, 61-076, 61-079, and 61-080.
"IDEAL" and the model number are located on the front of the tester.
The tester body is yellow. The wire leads have one black and one red test
probe. Recalled units were manufactured between November 1999 and May 2002.
Contact Ideal to determine if your electrical tester is included in this
recall.
Sold at: Electrical distributors, industrial distributors and home
centers nationwide between December 1999 and July 2003 for between $30 and $65.
Manufactured in: U.S.A. and Canada
Remedy: Contact Ideal to receive a free replacement tester.
Consumer Contact: Ideal toll-free at (877) 557-8598 between 7 a.m. and 5
p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can access Ideal's Web site at http://www.idealindustries.com/ii/tmrecall.nsf.
Media Contact: Glenn Hollister, of Ideal Industries Inc., (815) 895-1307
and Jim MacMurdo, of Ideal Industries Inc., (815) 899-7779.