{"id":255,"date":"2024-02-26T07:35:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2024-02-26T20:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T01:01:45","slug":"ip-68-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/ip-68-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"\u25ba What is IP X8 Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
The degree of IP protection refers to the international standard IEC 60528 Degrees of Protection1<\/strong> frequently used in the technical data of electrical or electronic equipment. Generalized for industrial use as sensors, meters, controllers, electrical boards and of course mobile phones ,tablets and eReaders<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n It is a system to classify the different degrees of protection provided to containers that protect the internal components of the equipment.<\/span><\/p>\r\n It is a standard of numerical code and we take the example example:<\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of solid foreign objects.<\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n
First digit: Solid particle protection<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n Level sized<\/span><\/th>\r\n Effective against<\/span><\/th>\r\n Description<\/span><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n 0<\/span><\/th>\r\n –<\/span><\/td>\r\n No protection against contact and ingress of objects<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n 1<\/span><\/th>\r\n >50\u00a0mm<\/span><\/td>\r\n Any large surface of the body, such as the back of a hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n 2<\/span><\/th>\r\n >12.5\u00a0mm<\/span><\/td>\r\n Fingers or similar objects<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n 3<\/span><\/th>\r\n >2.5\u00a0mm<\/span><\/td>\r\n Tools, thick wires, etc.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n 4<\/span><\/th>\r\n >1\u00a0mm<\/span><\/td>\r\n Most wires, slender screws, large ants etc.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n 5<\/span><\/th>\r\n Dust\u00a0protected<\/span><\/td>\r\n Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n 6<\/span><\/th>\r\n Dust\u00a0tight<\/span><\/td>\r\n No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight). A vacuum must be applied. Test duration of up to 8 hours based on air flow.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n Second digit: Liquid ingress protection<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n