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EN 60529 outlines an international classification system for the sealing effectiveness of enclosures of electrical equipment against the
intrusion into the equipment of foreign bodies (i.e. tools, dust, fingers) and moisture. This classification system utilizes the letters “IP”
(“Ingress Protection”) followed by two or three digits. (A third digit is sometimes used. An “x” is used for one of the digits if there is only one
class of protection; i.e. IPX4 which addresses moisture resistance only.)
0 No special protection
2
4 Protection
Protection
afrom
gainst
fingers
entry
by
soolid
r
other
object
objects
not
with
a
dgiameter
reater
than
80mm
in
glreater
or
thickness
ength
athan
nd
112mm
in
diameter.
.0mm
3
5 Protection
Protection
ffrom
rom
ethe
ntry
by
tools,
amount
of
d wust
ires,
etc.,
that
with
ianterfere
would
diameter
of
tthickness
with
greater
he
operation
of
tthe
han
1.0mm.
equipment.
4
6 Protection
Dust
tight.
from
entry
by
solid
objects
with
a
diameter
or
thickness
greater
than
1.0mm
5 Protection
from
the
amount
of
dust
that
would
interfere
with
the
operation
of
the
equipment.
Degrees of Protection - Second Digit
6 Dust
tight.
SECOND
The second digit indicatesTEST
NUMBER the degree of protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against the harmful entry of various forms of
moisture (e.g. dripping, spraying, submersion, etc.)
0 No
special
protection
SECOND
NUMBER
1 TEST
Protected
against
vertically
falling
drops
of
water
or
condensation.
0
2 No
special
apgainst
Protected
rotection
falling
drops
of
water,
if
the
case
is
disposed
up
to
15
degrees
from
vertical.
1
3 Protected
Protected
aagainst
gainst
vsprays
ertically
falling
of
w ater
fdrom
rops
ao f
w
ny
ater
or
condensation.
direction,
up
to
60
degrees
from
the
vertical.
2
4 Protected
Protected
aagainst
gainst
fsalling
plash
dwrops
ater
ofrom
f
water,
any
idf
irection
the
case
-‐limited
is
disposed
up
tpo
ermitted.
ingress
15
degrees
from
vertical.
3
5 Protected
Protected
aagainst
gainst
slow
prays
of
water
pressure
from
water
any
jets
direction,
from
up
to
60
Ldimited
any
direction.
egrees
from
the
ingress
vertical.
permitted.
4
6 Protected
Protected
aagainst
gainst
shplash
water
from
igh
pressure
any
water
direction
jets
-‐limited
from
any
ingress
direction.
permitted.
Limited
ingress
permitted.
5
7 Protected
Protected
aagainst
gainst
lsow
pressure
hort
periods
w ater
of
jets
from
immersion
in
aw
ny
direction.
ater
Limited
-‐
between
ingress
15cm
permitted.
and
1m.
6
8 Protected
against
h igh
pdressure
long,
urable
pweriods
ater
jets
of
ifmmersion
rom
any
direction.
in
water,
Luimited
nder
piressure
ngress
permitted.
7 Protected against short periods of immersion in water -‐ between 15cm and 1m.
8 Protected against long, durable periods of immersion in water, under pressure
Submersion depth and time must be specified by the end-user. The requirement must be more onerous than IP67
INGRESS PROTECTION CODE SYMBOLS