Ingress Protection | LABH TRADING COMPANY

(Degree of protection indicated by the first characteristic numeral (DUST PROTECTION)

First Characteristic numeral	Degree of protection
First Characteristic numeral	Description	Short Definition
0	Non-protected	No special proction
1	Protected against solid objects geater than 50 mm	A large surface of the body, such as a hand (but no protection against deliberate access). Solid objects exceeding 50 mm in diameter.
2	Protected against solid objects geater than 12 mm	Finger or similar objects not exceeding 80 mm in length. Solid objects exceeding 12 mm in diameter.
3	Protected against solid objects geater than 2.5 mm	Tools, wires etc. of diameter or thickness greater than 2.5 mm. Solid obnjects exceeding 2.5 mm in diameter.
4	Protected against solid objects geater than 1.0 mm	Wires or strips of thickness greater than 1.0 mm. Solid objects esceeding 1.0 mm in diameter.
5	Dust- protected	Ingress of dust is not totally prevented. But dust does not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with satisfactory operation of the equipment.
6	Dust - tight	No ingress of dust.

(Degree of protection indicated by the second characteristic numeral ) (Moisture Protection)
0	Non-protected	No special protection
1	Protected against dripping water	Dripping water (Vertically falling drops) shall have no harmful effect.
2	Protected against dripping water when tited up to 15⁰	Vertically dropping water shall have no harmful effect when the enclosure is tited at any angle upto 15⁰ from its normal position.
3	Protected against splashing water	Water falling as a spray at an angle up to 60 form the vertical shall have no harmfull effect.
4	Protected against splashing water	Water splashed against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect.
5	Protected against water jets	Water projected by a nozzle against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect.
6	Protected against heavy seas	Water from heavy seas or water projected in powerful jets shall not enter the enclosure in harmful quantities.
7	Protected against the effect of immersion	Ingress of water in a harmful quanitity shall not be posible when the enclosure in immersed in water under defined conditions of pressure and time.
8	Protected against submersion	The equipment is suitable for continuous submersion in water under conditions which shall be specified by the manfacturer. Note: Normally, this will mean that the equipment is hermetically sealed. However with certain types of equipnments it can mean that water can enter but only in such a manner that it produces no harmful effects.