Sales Guide
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Second Number
0 - No protection (Sometimes X)
1 - Protected against vertically falling drops of water (e.g. condensation)
2 - Protected against direct sprays of water up to 15 degrees from vertical
3 - Protected against direct sprays of water up to 60 degrees from vertical
4 - Protected against water sprayed from all directions -- limited ingress permitted
5 - Protected against low pressure jets of water from all directions -- limited ingress permitted
6
- Protected against low pressure jets of water and limited ingress permitted (e.g., ship
deck)
7 - Protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1m
8 - Protected against long periods of immersion under pressure
IP67 Quick Review
u What does IP6x mean?
ü IP (Ingress Protection or International Protection) rating is a classification system
showing the degrees of protection from solid objects and liquids.
ü The second number of the IP rating system refers to protection against liquids. In the
case of 7, it refers to protection against immersion between 15 centimeters and 1
meter. The following table give the protection descriptions.