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IP Code
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The IP Code, Ingress Protection Rating,[1] [2] sometimes also interpreted as International Protection Rating,[3] classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against the intrusion of solid objects (including body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and water in mechanical casings and with electrical enclosures. It is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). [4][5] The standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing terms such as waterproof. However, no edition of the standard is openly published for unlicensed readers. The digits (characteristic numerals) indicate conformity with the conditions summarized in the tables below. Where there is no protection rating with regard to one of the criteria, the digit is replaced with the letter X. For example, an electrical socket rated IP22 is protected against insertion of fingers and will not be damaged or become unsafe during a specified test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly vertically dripping water. IP22 or 2X are typical minimum requirements for the design of electrical accessories for indoor use.

Contents
1 Code breakdown 1.1 Solid particle protection 1.2 Liquid ingress protection 1.3 Additional letters 1.4 Mechanical impact resistance 2 IPX Coding 3 IP69K 4 NEMA rating 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Code breakdown
IP indication IP Mandatory Solid particle protection Single numeral: 0-6 Mandatory Liquid ingress protection Single numeral: 0-8 Mandatory Mechanical impact resistance Single numeral: 0-9 No longer used Other protections Single letter Optional

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