IP stands for Ingress protection or International Protection Rating. IP
code consists of the
letters IP followed by two
digits. It is a classification system showing the degrees of
protection from solid objects and liquids. The first digit indicates the level
of resistance to foreign bodies and dust, the second digit indicates the level
of resistance to water infiltration. A higher value of the relevant digit
(first digit 0-6, second digit 0-8)
indicates a higher level of protection.
The following two tables give the
protection descriptions:
IP
First number - Protection against solid objects
|
0
|
No special
protection
|
|
1
|
Protection
against accidental touch by hands
|
|
2
|
Protection
against objects such as fingers
|
|
3
|
Protection
against tools and wires
|
|
4
|
Protection
against tools, wires, small wires
|
|
5
|
Limited
protection against dust
|
|
6
|
Protected from
dust
|
IP
Second number - Protection against liquids
|
0
|
No Protection
|
|
1
|
Protection
against vertically dropping condensation
|
|
2
|
Protection
against direct sprays of water up to 15 degrees from vert.
|
|
3
|
Protection
against direct sprays of water up to 60 degrees from vert.
|
|
4
|
Protection
against splash water from any direction
|
|
5
|
Protection
against water jets from any direction
|
|
6
|
Protection against
strong water jets from any direction
|
|
7
|
Protection
against temporary immersion in water to depth between 15 cm and 1 meter
|
|
8
|
Protection
against continuous immersion n water to depth between 15 cm and 1 meter.
|
