TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION CLASSES
PRINCIPLE OF WATERTIGHTNESS
WITH ODU MINIꢂSNAP®
Acc. IEC 60529:2013 (VDE 0470-1:2014).
ODU makes both IP 50 and IP 68 in the L and B series in the same diameter. For reasons of compatibility with
the competition, ODU now offers the series K as well, which has a greater diameter than the non-watertight
model ꢀ series Lꢁ.
Code letters
First code number
(Degrees of protection against access to
hazardous parts respectively against solid
foreign objects)
Second code number
(Degrees of protection against water)
(International Protection)
5
IP
6
1. CASE:
Code
number
Protection against access to hazardous parts /
Protection against ingress of solid foreign objects
Code
number
Protection against harmful effects
due to the ingress of water
INꢀLINE RECEPTACLE
PLUG
Cable interior
Cable interior
No protection against contact /
No protection against solid
foreign objects
2
1
2
No protection
against water
No protection
No protection against water
0
1
0
1
Protection against contact with
the back of the hand /Protection
against solid foreign objects
∅ ≥ 50 mm
Protection
against large
foreign objects
Protection
against
dripping water
Protection against vertically
falling waterdrops
Contacts
Contacts
Protection
against
angular
dripping water
(from angles)
Protection
against
medium-sized
foreign objects
2. CASE:
Protection against contact with
the fingers /Protection against
solid foreign objects ∅ ≥ 12.5 mm
Protection against waterdrops
falling at an angle (any angle up
to 15° of the vertical)
2
3
4
5
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Cable interior
RECEPTACLE
PLUG
2
3
Receptacle
interior
1
Protection
against small
foreign objects
Protection against contact with
tools /Protection against solid
foreign objects ∅ ≥ 2.5 mm
Protection
against spray
water
Protection against spray
water (any angle up to 60° of the
vertical)
Contacts
Protection
against
granular
Protection
against
splashing
water
Protection against contact with
a wire /Protection against solid
foreign objects ∅ ≥ 1.0 mm
Protection against splashing
water from any direction
foreign objects
3. CASE:
RECEPTACLE
PLUG
Cable interior
Protection against contact with
a wire /Protection against
uncontrolled ingress of dust
Protection
against water
jet
Protection against water jet from
any direction
4
Dustproof
Dustproof
1
2
3
Receptacle
interior
Protection against contact with
a wire /Complete protection
against ingress of dust
Protection
against power-
ful water jet
Protection against powerful water
jet from all directions
Contacts
Protection
against the
effects of
temporary
immersion in
water
Protection against ingress of
water negatively impacting the
proper function by temporary
submersion into water
All IP 68 submersible ODU MINI-SNAP connectors
have a rated water depth of 2 m ꢀ 0.2 barꢁ for 24
hours in accordance with IEC 60529:2013 ꢀ VDE
0470-1:2014ꢁ. A watertight connector requires a
sealing in a cable collet system.
The sleeve must fit over the cable precisely. The
cable jacket must be smooth, cylindrical and free
of grooves. The connector should be encapsulated
to make it watertight when not mated.
PROTECTION AGAINST WATER BY THE FOLLOWING SEALINGS1
Mated
Unmated
Termination
Tight Position Tight Position
Protection
against the
effects of
continuous
immersion in
water
Protection against ingress of
quantities of water negatively
impacting the proper function by
continuous submersion into water
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
Cable interior
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
3
3
Receptacle interior
Receptacle interior
3
4
Yes
Protection
against high
pressure water
jet featuring
high tempera-
tures
Protection against water from all
directions characterized by high
pressure and high temperatures
Elastic sealing2
O-ring
Grouting
1
2
3
4
O-ring
1 The following applies to the contacts: the contacts are protected in cases 1, 2 and 3 when mated. When not mated, the contacts are only
protected by a protective cover ꢀ see page 69 for series L, page 110 for series K and page 148 for series Bꢁ which must be removed before
mating. 2 The cable seal with elastic disks requires coordination with the cable. Decisive factors: Diameter tolerance, roundness,
cable structure, cable jacket hardness.
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