What is the Ingress Protection Rating of an outdoor light housing?
What is the Ingress Protection Rating of an outdoor light housing? Correct Answer IP65
- An IP rating is also known as Ingress Protection or International Protection ratings which are defined to the international standard of EN 60529 (British BS EN 60529:1992).
- This standard is used to define the levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies such as tools, dirt, and moisture.
- The minimum IP rating for a garden light is IPX3 (normally IP43), which protects against rain or spraying water at a 60° angle from vertical.
- The Ingress Protection Rating of an outdoor light housing IP65, as it indicates a dust-tight housing as well as resistance to jets of water.
- IP Rating Reference Chart
|
IP Rating |
First Digit - SOLIDS |
Second Digit - LIQUIDS |
|
IP20 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Not protected from liquids |
|
IP55 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from low-pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP65 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from low-pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP67 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
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