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Index of Protection

1. The Index of Protection (IP) Code provides a system for classifying the degrees of protection provided by enclosures against ingress of solid objects, dust, and moisture. 2. The first numeral refers to protection of persons against contact with live or moving parts, and the second numeral refers to protection of equipment against ingress of water. Higher numerals indicate greater levels of protection. 3. IP codes are rated from 0 to 8, with higher numbers indicating greater levels of protection against contact, ingress of dust and water, ranging from no protection to protection against indefinite immersion under pressure.

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Index of Protection

1. The Index of Protection (IP) Code provides a system for classifying the degrees of protection provided by enclosures against ingress of solid objects, dust, and moisture. 2. The first numeral refers to protection of persons against contact with live or moving parts, and the second numeral refers to protection of equipment against ingress of water. Higher numerals indicate greater levels of protection. 3. IP codes are rated from 0 to 8, with higher numbers indicating greater levels of protection against contact, ingress of dust and water, ranging from no protection to protection against indefinite immersion under pressure.

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Index of Protection (IP) Code

FIRST NUMERAL SECOND NUMERAL


(a) Protection of persons against contact with live
or moving parts inside enclosure
Protection of equipment against ingress of water
(b) Protection of equipment against ingress of
'solid bodies
No./SY No./SY
DEGREE OF PROTECTION
MBOL MBOL
(a) No Protection.
0 0 No Protection
(b) No Protection.
(a) Protection against accidental or
inadvertent contact by a large surface of
Protection against drops of water. Drops of
the body, e.g. hand, but not against
1 1 water falling on enclosure shall have no
deliberate access.
harmful effect
(b) Protection against ingress of large
solid objects less than 50mm diameter.
(a) Protection against contact by standard Drip Proof: -
finger. Protection against drops of liquid. Drops of
2 (b) Protection against ingress of medium 2 falling liquid small have no harmful effect,
size bodies less than 12m m diameter and when the enclosure is tilted at any angle up to
less than 80mm length. 150 from the vertical.
(a) Protection against contacts by tools,
Rain Proof. -
wires or suchlike more than 2.5mm trick.
3 3 Water falling as rain at any angle up to 60o
(b) Protection against ingress of small
from vertical shall have no effect
solid bodies.
(a) As 3 above but against contact by
tools, wires or the like, more than 10mm Splash Proof: -
4 trick. 4 Water splashed from any direction shall have
(b) Protection against ingress of small no harmful effect
foreign bodies.
(a) Complete protection against contact.
Jet Proof: -
(b) DUSTPROOF: - -Protection against
Water projected from a nozzle from any
5 harmful deposits of dust, dust may enter 5
direction (under rated conditions) shall no
but not in amount sufficient to interfere
harmful effect
with satisfactory operation.
(a) Complete protection against contact. Watertight Equipment -
Protection against conditions on ships' decks,
6 (b) DUST TIGHT: - Protection against 6 et--. Water from heavy seas or power jets shall
ingress of dust. not enter the enclosures under prescribed
conditions
IP CODE NOTES Protection Against Immersion in Water: -
It shall not be possible for water to enter the
The degree of protection is rated in form IPXX 7
enclosure under stated condition of pressure
and time
Protection against contact or ingress of water
respectively is specified by replacing far, or Protection Against Indefinite Immersion in
second X digit number tabled, e.g. IP2X defines Water Under Specified Pressure: -
an enclosure giving protection against finger 8
It shall not be possible for water to enter the
contact but without any specific protection enclosure.
against, ingress of water or liquid.

Note: Use this table for General Guidance only - refer to BS 5490 for information on degrees
of protection offered by enclosures

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