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SVS-VISTEK–IP protection classes Support Request Form / Check List 132
11 IP protection classes
There is a classification system regarding the kind of environment influences
which might do harm to your product. These are called IP Protection Classes
and consist of the letters „IP“ followed by two numbers.
First
Digit
Second
Digit
Brief description Definition
0
Not protected -
1
Protected against solid foreign objects,
A probing object, a ball of 50mm in diameter, must not enter or
penetrate the enclosure
50 mm and larger
2
Protected against solid foreign objects, 12.5
mm and larger
A probing object, a ball of 12.5mm in diameter, must not enter
or penetrate the enclosure
3
Protected against solid foreign objects,
A probing object, a ball of 2.5mm in diameter, must not
penetrate at all
2.5 mm and larger
4
Protected against solid foreign objects,
A probing object, a ball of 1mm in diameter, must not penetrate
at all
1.0 mm and larger
5
Protected against dust
The ingress of dust is not completly prevented. The quantity of
dust that enters not impair the safety or satisfactory operation
of the equipment
6
Dustproof No ingress of dust
0
Not protected against liquids -
1
Protected against water droplets
Vertically falling droplets must not have any harmful effect when
the enclosure is at an angle of 15° either side of the vertical
2
Protected against water droplets
Droplets falling vertically must not have any harmful effect with
enclosure at an angle of 15° either side of the vertical
3
Protected against spray water
Water sprayed at any angle of up to 60° either side of the
vertical must not have any harmful effect
4
Protected against water splashes
Water splashing against the enclosure from any angle must not
have any harmful effect
5
Protected against water jets
Water jets directed at the enclosure from any angle must not
have any harmful effect
6
Protected against powerful water jets
Powerful water jets directed against the enclosure from any
angle must not have any harmful effect
7
Protected against the effect of brief
submersion in water
Water must not enter the equipment in amounts that can have a
harmful effect if the enclosure is briefly submerged in water
under standardised pressure and time conditions
8
Protected against the effect of continuous
submersion in water
Water must not enter the equipment in amounts that can have a
harmful effect if the enclosure is continuously submerged in
water.
The conditions must be agreed between the manufacturer and
the user. The conditions must, however, be more severe than
code 7
9K
Protected against water from high- pressure
and steam jet cleaning
Water directed at the enclosure from any angle under high
pressure must not have any harmful effect