| Second
Characteristic Numeral |
DEGREE OF PROTECTION ( Second
Number in Code )
|
|
Brief Description
|
Definition
|
|
X
|
Protection degree unspecified. |
The enclosure has not been tested. |
|
0
|
Not protected. |
No protection provided. |
|
1
|
Protected against vertically falling
water drops. |
Vertically falling drops shall have
no harmful effects. |
|
2
|
Protected against vertically falling
water drops when enclosure is titled up to 15°. |
Vertically falling drops have no
harmful effects when the enclosure is tilted at any
angle up to 15° on either side of the vertical. |
|
3
|
Protected against spraying water. |
Water sprayed at an angle up to 60°
degrees on either side of the vertical shall have no
harmful effects. |
|
4
|
Protected against splashing water. |
Water splashed against the enclosure
from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
|
5
|
Protected against water jets. |
Water projected in jets against the
enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful
effects. |
|
6
|
Protected against powerful water
jets. |
Water projected in powerful jets
against the enclosure from any direction shall have no
harmful effects. |
|
7
|
Protected against the effects of
temporary immersion in water. |
Ingress of water in quantities
causing harmful effects shall not be possible when the
enclosure is temporarily immersed 1 meter in water under
standardized conditions of pressure and time. |
|
8
|
Protected against the effects of
continuous immersion in water. |
Ingress of water in quantities
causing harmful effects shall not be possible when the
enclosure is continuously immersed in water under
conditions which shall be agreed between manufacturer
and the user, but are more severe than for number 7. |
