International Standards Agencies 1st Protection From Digit Solid Objects
International Standards Agencies 1st Protection From Digit Solid Objects
International Standards Agencies 1st Protection From Digit Solid Objects
5 Dust Protected
International Power Plugs IP Codes
and Sockets (Ingress Protection)
Continental IEC 529 outlines an international
Europe classification system for the sealing 6 Dust Tight
effectiveness of enclosures of
electrical equipment against the
Europlug intrusion into the equipment of
(ungrounded) foreign bodies (i.e., tools, dust,
fingers) and moisture. This 2nd Protection from
Australia
classification system utilises the Digit Moisture
letters IP (Ingress Protection)
followed by two digits. An X is used 0 No Protection
Australia for one of the digits if there is only
(ungrounded) one class of protection; i.e., IPX4, 1 Protected against vertically
which addressed moisture dripping water
resistance only.
United
Kingdom Degrees of Protection
First Digit 2 Protected against
The first digit of the IP code dripping water when
Denmark tilted up to 15
indicates the degree that persons
are protected against contact with
France
moving parts (other than rotating 3 Protected against
shafts, etc.) and the degree that spraying water @ up to
equipment is protected against solid 60 from vertical
India bodies intruding into a enclosure.
Switzerland
8 Protected against
5 submersion
IEC 906-1 18.5
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