Electrical equipment positioned so as to be protected from rain or from above at an angle of 60° from the vertical plane.
Electrical equipment that may be exposed to rain, but placed at a greater perpendicular distance than 0.5m from a horizontal or an inclined plane (ground, floor, roof, etc.)
Electrical equipment positioned on the perpendicular distance of 0.5m from a horizontal or inclined plane (ground, floor, roof, etc.)
Electrical equipment positioned on the perpendicular distance of not more than 0.5m from a horizontal or inclined plane (ground, floor, roof, etc.)
First number |
Name |
Second number |
Name |
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0 | No Protection | 0 | No Protection | |
1 | Protection from objects > 50mm | 1 | Protection against dripping water | |
2 | Protection from objects > 12mm | 2 | Protection against direct sprays of water up to 15° from vertical | |
3 | Protection from objects > 2.5mm | 3 | Protection against sprays of water up to 60° from vertical | |
4 | Protection from objects > 1mm | 4 | Protection against water splashed from all directions | |
5 | Protection from dust | 5 | Protection against low pressured jets from all directions | |
6 | Totally dust tight | 6 | Protection against strong jets of water | |
7 | Protection against immersion | |||
8 | Protection against complete continuous submersion in water |