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Second digit “X”, protection against liquids.
Protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against harmful ingress of water.
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Level
No protection
Dripping water
Dripping water
when tilted
up to 15°
Spraying water
Splashing water
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Dripping water
(vertically falling drops)
shall have no harmful effect.
Vertically dripping water
shall have no harmful effect
when the enclosure is tilted
at an angle up to 15° from
its normal position.
Water falling as a spray at
any angle up to 60° from
the vertical shall have no
harmful effect.
Water splashing against the
enclosure from any direction
shall have no harmful effect.
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. Test duration: 10 minutes
. Water equivalent to
1mm rainfall per minute
. Test duration: 10 minutes
. Water equivalent to
3-5 mm rainfall per minute
. Test duration: 5 minutes
. Water volume:
0.7 Litre per minute
. Pressure: 80–100 kN/m²
. Test duration: 5 minutes
. Water volume:
10 litres per minute
. Pressure: 80–100 kN/m²
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Description of
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Detail of test
condition
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