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The Ingress Protection (IP) for The first character numeral The second character numeral
all low voltage enclosures up to indicates the degree of indicates the degree of
1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. is protection provided by the protection provided by the
defined in identical fashion by enclosure with respect to enclosure with respect to
the standards BS EN 60529 - persons, also to the equipment harmful ingress of water; a third
IEC 529 it comprises the letters inside the enclosure. character may be used to
IP followed by two character indicate mechanical strength.
numerals: An x signifies that no test has
been carried out.