Value |
First Digit |
Second Digit |
Third Digit |
|
Protection againstingress
of solids |
Protection againstingress
of liquids |
Protection against mechanicalimpact damage |
0 |
No protection |
No Protection |
No Protection |
| 1 |
Protected gainst solidobjects
over
50mmeg hands.large tools |
Protected againstvertically
falling drops of water |
Protected against 0.225joule impact [150g @ 15cm] |
| 2 |
Protected against solidobjects
over
12mm eg hands, large
tools |
Protected against direct sprays
of water up to 15o from vertical |
Protected against 0.375joule impact [250g @ 15cm] |
| 3 |
Protected against solidobjects
over
2.5mm eg wire, small tools |
Protected against directsprays
of water up to 60o from vertical |
Protected against 0.5joule impact 250g @ 20cm] |
| 4 |
Protected against solidobjects
over
1.0mm eg wires |
Protected against watersprayed from anydirection.
Limited ingresspermitted |
|
| 5 |
Limited protectionaginst dust ingress[no harmful deposit] |
Protected against lowpressure water jets fromany direction.
Limitedingress
permitted |
Protected against 2.0 joulesimpact [500g @ 40cm] |
| 6 |
Totally protected against
dust ingress |
Protected against highpressure
water jets fromany direction.
Limited ingress
permitted |
|
| 7 |
|
Protected againstimmersion between15cm and 1m |
Protected against 6.0 jouleimpact [1.5kg @ 40cm] |
| 8 |
|
Protected against longperiods of immersion underpressure |
|
| 9 |
|
|
Protected against 20 jouleimpact [5kg @ 40cm] |