Explanation of IP Ratings. For example IP 67 would be: Totally protected against ingress of dust & protected against the effects of immersion between 15cm and 1m. First Numeral Second Numeral Protection against ingress of solid foreign objects. Protection against harmful ingress of water IP Requirements Example IP Requirements 0 No protection 0 No protection Full penetration of 50mm diameter sphere not allowed and shall have adequate 1 clearance from hazardous parts. Contact with hazardous parts not permitted. Protected against vertically 1 falling drops of water. Limited ingress permitted. Full penetration of 12.5mm diameter sphere not allowed. 2 The jointed finger shall have adequate clearance from hazardous parts. The access probe of 3 2.5mm diameter shall not penetrate. The access probe of 4 1.0mm diameter shall not penetrate. Limited ingress of dust 5 permitted (no harmful deposit). Totally protected against 6 ingress of dust. Protected against vertically falling drops of water with 2 enclosure tilted 15º from the vertical. Limited ingress permitted. Protected against sprays 3 to 60º from the vertical - limited ingress permitted. Protected against water splashed from all directions 4 limited ingress permitted. Protected against lowpressure jets of water 5 from all directions limited ingress permitted. 6 Protected against strong jets of water. Protected against the 7 effects of immersion between 15cm and 1m. Protected against longer 8 periods of immersion under pressure. Example