| First
Digit - Protection against persons - touching and ingress of solid
objects |
Second
Digit - Protection against the penetration of liquids |
| IP_5 |
IP_6 |
IP_7 |
IP_8 |
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| Protection
against water jets from any direction (360ยบ) |
Protection
against heavy seas (waves) |
Protection
against effects of immersion in water under defined conditions of
pressure and time |
Protection against
continuous submersion in water |
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| IP_0 |
|
Without
Protection |
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| IP_1 |
 |
Protection
against touching with the hand and solid objects greater than 50mm
dia. |
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| IP_2 |
 |
Protection
against touching with the finger and solid objects greater than 12mm
dia. |
|
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| IP_3 |
 |
Protection
against touching with tools, wires, etc, more than 2.5mm thick and
solid objects greater than 2.5mm dia. |
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| IP_4 |
 |
Protection
against touching with tools, wires, etc, more than 1mm thick and solid
objects greater than 1mm dia. |
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| IP_5 |
 |
Unlimited
protection against contact with live parts and damaging deposits of
dust |
IP
55 |
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| IP_6 |
 |
Unlimited
protection against contact with live parts and any protection of dust |
IP
65 |
IP
66 |
IP
67 |
IP
68 |
