WhatDoesIPMean?

IPstandsfor'IngressProtection'
AnIPnumberisusedtospecifytheenvironmentalprotectionofenclosuresaroundelectronicequipment.Theseratingsaredeterminedbyspecifictests.
TheIPnumberiscomposedoftwonumbers,thefirstreferringtotheprotectionagainstsolidobjectsandthesecondagainstliquids.Thehigherthenumber,thebetterthe
protection.
FirstNumber
0 Noprotection(SometimesX)
1 Protectedagainstsolidobjectsupto50mm
2 Protectedagainstsolidobjectsupto12mm
3 Protectedagainstsolidobjectsupto2.5mm
4 Protectedagainstsolidobjectsupto1mm
5 Protectedagainstdust,limitedingress(noharmfuldeposit)
6 Totallyprotectedagainstdust

SecondNumber
0 Noprotection(SometimesX)
1 Protectionagainstverticallyfallingdropsofwater(e.g.condensation)
2 Protectionagainstdirectspraysofwaterupto15degreesfromvertical
3 Protectionagainstdirectspraysofwaterupto60degreesfromvertical
4 Protectionagainstwatersprayedfromalldirections limitedingresspermitted
5 Protectedagainstlowpressurejetsofwaterfromalldirections limitedingresspermitted
6 Protectedagainstlowpressurejetsofwater,limitedingresspermitted(e.g.shipdeck)
7 Protectedagainsttheeffectofimmersionbetween15cmand1m
8 Protectedagainstlongperiodsofimmersionunderpressure