| |
FIRST
NUMERAL
Protection
against solid bodies
|
SECOND
NUMERAL
Protection
against liquid |
| No
protection |
No
protection |
| Objects
>= 50mm |
Vertically
dripping water |
| Objects
>= 12.5mm |
75
to 105deg angled dripping
water |
| Objects
>= 2.5mm |
Spraying
water |
Objects
>=1.0mm
|
Splashing
water |
Dust-protected
|
Water
jets |
Dust-tight
|
Heavy
seas, powerful jets
|
| |
Effects of immersion
|
| |
Indefinite immersion
|
|
| |
| IEC
IP COMPARISON WITH NEMA
:: |
|
| |
IEC
ENCLOSURE
|
NEMA ENCLOSURE
|
NEMA AND UL TYPE NUMBERS
|
IP54
|
3
|
Type
3 enclosures are intended
for outdoor use primarily
to provide a degree
of protection against
windblown dust, rain,
sleet and external
ice formation. |
IP54
|
3R
|
Type
3R enclosures are
intended for outdoor
use primarily to provide
a degree of protection
against falling rain
and external ice formation.
|
IP54
|
3S
|
Type
3S enclosures are
intended for outdoor
use primarily to provide
a degree of protection
against rain, sleet,
windblown dust, and
to provide for operation
of external mechanisms
when ice forms. |
IP56
|
4 and
4X
|
Type
4 enclosures are intended
for indoor and outdoor
use primarily to provide
a degree of protection
against windblown
dust and rain, splashing
water, hose directed
water and external
ice formation.
Type 4X enclosures
are intended for indoor
and outdoor use primarily
to provide a degree
of protection against
corrosion, windblown
dust and rain, splashing
water, hose directed
water and external
ice formation |
IP52
|
5
|
|
No
Equivalent
|
7
|
Type
7 enclosures are for
use indoors in locations
classified as Class
I, Groups A,B,C or
D, as defined in the
National Electrical
Code. |
IP67
|
6 and
6P
|
|
No
Equivalent
|
9
|
Type
9 enclosures are for
use indoors in locations
classified as Class
II, Groups E,F or
G as defined in the
National Electrical
Code. |
IP52
|
12
and 12K
|
Type
12 enclosures are
intended for indoor
use primarily to provide
a degree of protection
against dust, falling
dirt and dripping
non-corrosive liquids.
|
|
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