IP Ratings Chart. - B&R Enclosures

1 Head Office PO Box 1151 Browns Plains BC QLD 4118 Australia T +61 7 3714 1000 F +61 7 3714 1081 InformationIP Rating ChartThe IP Code (or ingress protection rating , sometimes also interpreted as International protection Rating) consists of the letters IP followed by two Char t is intended to be read in conjunction with AS6 0529. Degrees of protection provided by Enclosures for electrical equipment (IP Code). The symbols shown on this char t are for explanatory purposes only. They are not par t of the IP Code and must not be used instead of the from water0No protectionNon-protected1 Protected against vertically falling drops of water.

2 Limited ingress dripping2 Protected against vertically falling drops of water with the enclosure tilted 15 from the vertical. Limited ingress up to 15 from the vertical3 Protected against sprays to 60 from the vertical. Limited ingress spraying4 Protected against water splashed from all directions. Limited ingress from all directions5 Protected against jets of water. Limited ingress jets fromall directions6 Protected against strong jets of water. Limited ingress hosing jets from all directions7 Protected against the effects of immersion between 15cm and immersion8 Protected against long periods of immersion under immersionFirst NumeralProtection against the ingress of solid particlesSecond NumeralProtection against the harmful ingress of waterIPIPR equirementsExampleProtection of persons against access to hazardous parts with:0No protectionNon-protected1 Full penetration of 50mm diameter sphere not allowed.

3 Contact with hazardous parts not of hand2 Full penetration of mm diameter sphere not allowed. The jointed test fi nger shall have adequate clearance from hazardous access probe of mm diameter shall not access probe of mm diameter shall not ingress of dust permitted (no harmful deposit).Wire6 Totally protected against the ingress of