Technical Information
Degree of Protection
Electrical devices to which connectors belong to have to be protected for
safety reasons from outside influences like dust, foreign objects, direct
contact, moisture and water. This protection is provided on industrial
connectors by its housings with their latching devices and sealed cable
entries. The degree of protection can be selected depending on the type of
intended use. The standard IEC 60529 and/or DIN EN 60529/VDE 0470
Part 1 has specified the degree of protection and divided into several classes.
Chart 5
2nd charact. Brief description
numeral
Definition
0
1
Non-protected
–
Protected against vertically Vertically falling drops shall
falling water drops
have no harmful effects.
The degree of protection is indicated in the following way:
IP65
2
Code letters
Protected against vertically
Vertically falling drops shall
(Internat. Protection)
falling water drops when have no harmful effects when
enclosure tilted up to 15°
the enclosure is tilted at any
angel up to 15° on either side
of the vertical.
1st charact. numeral (degree of protection against access
to hazardous parts and against solid foreign objects)
2nd charact. numeral (degree of protection against ingress of water)
The following charts 4 an 5 give an overview about all protection degrees.
3
Protected against spraying
water
Water sprayed at an angle up
to 60° on either side of the
vertical shall have no harmful
effects.
Chart 4
1st charact. Brief description
numeral
Definition
4
5
6
Water splashed against the
enclosure from any direction
shall have no harmful effects.
Protected against splashing
water
0
Non-protected
–
1
Protected against access to The probe, sphere of 50mm
hazardous parts with the back Ø, shall not fully penetrate and
of a hand. Protected against shall have adequate clearance
Water projected in jets against
the enclosure from any
direction shall have no harmful
effects.
Protected against water jets
solid foreign objects of
≥ 50mm Ø.
from hazardous parts.
Water projected in powerful
jets against the enclosure
from any direction shall have
no harmful effects.
Protected against powerful
water jets
The jointed test finger of
12mm Ø, 80mm length,
shall have adequate clearance
from hazardous parts. The
probe, sphere of 12,5mm Ø,
shall not fully penetrate.
2
Protected against access to
hazardous parts with a finger.
Protected against solid
foreign objects of
≥ 12,5mm Ø.
7
8
Intrusion of water in quantities
causing harmful effects
shall not be possible when
the enclosure is temporalily
immersed in water for 30 min.
in 1m depth.
Protected against the effects
of temporary immersion in
water
3
Protected against access
to hazardous parts with a
tool. Protected against solid
foreign objects of
The probe of 2,5mm Ø shall
not penetrate at all.
≥ 2,5mm Ø.
Protected against the effects
of continous immersion in
water
Intrusion 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 user but which are more
severe than for numeral 7.
The probe of 1mm Ø shall
not penetrate at all.
4
5
Protected against access to
hazardous parts with a wire.
Protected against solid
foreign objects of ≥ 1mm Ø.
Protected against access to The probe of 1mm Ø shall
hazardous parts with a wire. not penetrate.
Dust-protected.
Intrusion of dust is not
totally prevented, but dust shall
not penetrate in a quantity
to interfere with satisfactory
operation of the device or to
impair safety.
9K 1)
Protected against water
Water projected in powerful
during high pressure/steam jets with high pressure against
jet cleaning
the enclosure from any
direction shall have no harmful
effects.
Protected against access to The probe of 1mm Ø shall
hazardous parts with a wire not penetrate.
Dust-tight.
6
No intrussion of dust.
1) Remark: Numeral acc. to DIN 40050 part 9, vehicles IP code.
Amphenol
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