Understanding the level meter IP protection class IP65 IP66 IP67 IP68 several meanings is very important for the selection of the level meter, this article will mainly introduce the level meter IP protection class IP65 IP66 IP67 IP68 several meanings.
In the level meter protection level, protection level IP68 is the limit level of the connector waterproof level standard. Evaluate how waterproof connector waterproof performance, mainly look at the IPXX after the two digits XX, the first bit X is from 0 to 6, the limit level of 6; the second bit X is from 0 to 8, the limit level of 8
Introduction of protection level
IP is the abbreviation of Ingress Protection, IP rating is for the level of protection of electrical equipment enclosures against foreign object intrusion, the source is the standard IEC 60529, this standard was also adopted as the American national standard in 2004.
In this standard, for the protection of electrical equipment enclosures against foreign objects, the format of IP rating is IPXX, where XX is two Arabic numerals, the first marked number indicates the level of contact protection and foreign object protection, and the second marked number indicates the level of waterproof protection, IP is the code used to identify the level of protection Ip rating consists of two numbers, the first number indicates dustproof; the second number by indicating the waterproof, the larger the number, the better the protection group length.
What is IP67?
If a product has an IP67 rating, that indicates it is “waterproof.”
For the level meter, it means the measurement is not affected by various environments, it is also waterproof, just a long time soak underwater measurement is not insurance.
| Initials dust indicator | Second waterproof | |||
| NO. | Range | Instruction | NO. | Range |
| 0 | No special protection | No special protection | 0 | No special protection |
| 1 | Protection against contact with smaller areas of the body such as fingers |
Protection from solid objects up to 50mm in diameter. |
1 | Protected against vertically falling drops of water or condensation. Limited ingress allowance. |
| 2 | Protection against contact with smaller areas of the body such as fingers |
Protection from solid objects up to 12mm in diameter. |
2 | Protected against falling drops of water, up to 15 degrees from vertical. |
| 3 | Protection against contact with objects greater than 2.5mm in diameter, such as a screwdriver or similar tool. |
Protection from solid objects up to 2.5mm in diameter. |
3 | Protected against water sprays from any direction, up to 60 degrees from the vertical |
| 4 | Protection against contact with objects greater than 1mm in diameter, such as a wire or small tool. |
Protection from solid objects up to 1mm in diameter. |
4 | Protected against splash water from any direction. Limited ingress allowance. |
| 5 | Protection against contact with objects greater than 1mm in diameter, such as a wire or small tool. |
Protection from dust. Limited ingress allowance. |
5 | Protected against low-pressure jets of water. Limited ingress allowance. |
| 6 | Protection against contact with objects greater than 1mm in diameter, such as a wire or small tool. |
Complete protection against dust over an extended time. |
6 | Protected against high-pressure jets of water from any direction. Limited ingress allowance. |
| 7 | Protected against short periods of immersion in water while under pressure. Between 15cm and 1m. |
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| 8 | Protected against long periods of immersion in water under pressure. |
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| 9 | Protected. against high pressure, high temperature jets of water from multiple directions. |
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The above is the specific introduction about the level meter IP protection level IP65 IP66 IP67 IP68 several meanings.
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