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WIRING DEVICES
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Ingress Protection ratings
PROTECTION AGAINST AGAINST SOLIDS SOLIDS
PROTECTION AGAINST AGAINST LIQUIDS LIQUIDS
TEST TEST
PROTECTION PROTECTION
TEST TEST
PROTECTION PROTECTION
x No x test No applied test applied No specifi No c specifi protectionc protection
x No x test No applied test applied No specifi No c specifi protectionc protection
0 No 0 test No applied test applied
Inherent Inherent degree degree
of protection of protection
0 No 0 test No applied test applied
Inherent Inherent degree degree
of protection of protection
1
1
Protected Protected against against solid solid
objects objects equal to equal or greater to or greater
than 50mm than diameter. 50mm diameter.
(eg. accidental (eg. accidental contact contact
with hand) with hand)
1
1
Protected Protected against against drops of drops of
water falling water vertically. falling vertically.
2
2
Protected Protected against against solid solid
objects objects equal to equal or greater to or greater
than 12.5mm than 12.5mm diameter. diameter.
(eg. contact (eg. contact with fi nger) with fi nger)
2
2
Protected Protected against against drops drops
of water of falling water at falling up to at 15 up to 15
degrees degrees from the from vertical. the vertical.
3
3
Protected Protected against against solid solid
objects objects equal to equal or greater to or greater
than 2.5mm than 2.5mm diameter. diameter.
(eg. tools (eg. and tools wires) and wires)
3
3
Protected Protected against against spraying spraying
water at water up to at 60 up degrees to 60 degrees
from the from vertical. the vertical.
4
4
Protected Protected against against solid solid
objects objects equal to equal or greater to or greater
than 1mm than diameter. 1mm diameter.
(eg. fi ne (eg. tools fi ne and tools wires) and wires)
4
4
Protected Protected against against splashing splashing
water from water all from directions. all directions.
5
5
Protected Protected against against quantities quantities
of dust of that dust could that intefere could intefere
with satisfactory with satisfactory operation. operation.
5
5
Protected Protected against against jets of jets of
water from water all from directions. all directions.
6
6
Completely Completely protected protected
against against dust. dust.
6
6
Protected Protected against against jets of jets of
water of water similar of similar force to force to
heavy seas. heavy seas.
Defi ned Defi by ned IEC by 60529 IEC 60529
DIN 40050 DIN CEI 40050 70-1 CEI 70-1
7
7
Protected Protected against against the effects the effects
of temporary of temporary immersion. immersion.
8
8
Protected Protected against against the effects the effects
of continuous of continuous immersion. immersion.
Defi ned Defi by ned IEC by 60529 IEC 60529
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