IP Third number - Protection

IP First number - Protection IP Second number - mechanical impacts (comm

against solid objects Protection against liquids omitted)
Protects against impact of 0.2
0 No protection. 0 No protection. 0 (e.g. 150g
Protected No protection.
weight
against fallingoffrom
impact 0.
1 Protected against solid 1 Protection against vertically 1 height).
(e.g. 250g weight falling from
2 objects up to
Protected 50mm,
against e.g.
solid 2 falling dropsagainst
Protection of water e.g.
direct 2 Protected againstheight).
impact of 0.5
3 accidental
objects uptouch
Protected to by hands.
12mm,
against e.g.
solid 3 sprays condensation.
of water
Protected againstup direct
to 15° 3 250g weight
Protected falling
against fromof20cm
impact 2.0
4 objects fingers.
over
Protected 2.5mmsolid
against (tools 4 spraysfromof the
Protection vertical.
water
againstup water
to 60° 4 500g weight
Protected
Protected falling
against
against fromof40cm
impact
impact 6.0
of 20
5 objects and
overwires).
Protected 1mm (tools,
against dust 5 sprayed from the vertical.
Protected against low Ð
from all directions 5 1.5kg
(e.g.weight fallingfalling
5kg weight from 40cm
from
6 wire,
limited and
Totallyingresssmall
protected (nowires).
harmful
against 6 limited
pressure ingress
Protected of permitted.
jets against
waterlowfrom 6 height).
deposit).
dust. 7 all directions
pressure
Protected jets of Ð
against limited
water,
the e.g.
effect
8 for use
of immersion
Protects ingress.
on ship
againstbetweendecks
long -
15cm
periods
limited ingress
and 1m.
of immersion permitted.
under
pressure.
umber - Protection against
ical impacts (commonly
omitted)
ts against impact of 0.225 joule
150g
ed No
againstprotection.
weight fallingoffrom
impact 15cm
0.375 joule
250g weightheight).
falling from 15cm
d againstheight).
impact of 0.5 joule (e.g.
weight falling
d against fromof20cm
impact height).
2.0 joule (e.g.
weight
d
ted falling
against
against fromof40cm
impact
impact 6.0
of height).
joule
20.0 (e.g.
joule
weight fallingfalling
5kg weight from 40cm height).
from 40cm
height).