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The digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter X when insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level. Below is
The digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter X when insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level. Below is
==The First Digit: Solid particle protection==
The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of solid foreign objects.
The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of solid foreign objects.
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! 0
! 0
| — || No protection against contact and ingress of objects
| — || No protection against contact and ingress of objects.
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! 1
! 1
| >50 mm || Any large surface of the body, such as the back of a hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part
| >50 mm || Any large surface of the body, such as the back of a hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part.
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! 2
! 2
| >12.5 mm || Fingers or similar objects
| >12.5 mm || Fingers or similar objects.
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! 3
! 3
! 6
! 6
| Dust tight || No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight). A vacuum must be applied. Test duration of up to 8 hours based on air flow.
| Dust tight || No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight). A vacuum must be applied. Test duration of up to 8 hours based on air flow.
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==The Second digit: Liquid ingress protection==
The second digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against harmful ingress of water.
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! Level || Protection against || Effective against || Details
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! 0 | None || — || —
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! 1 | >50 mm || Dripping water || Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall have no harmful effect on the specimen when mounted in an upright position onto a turntable and rotated at 1 RPM. | Test duration: 10 minutes <br />
Water equivalent to 1 mm rainfall per minute<br />
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! 2 | >12.5 mm || Dripping water when tilted at 15° || Vertically dripping water shall have no harmful effect when the enclosure is tilted at an angle of 15° from its normal position. A total of four positions are tested within two axes. || 2.5 minutes for every direction of tilt (10 minutes total) <br />
Water equivalent to 3 mm rainfall per minute<br />
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