Ip Ratings - Danfoss VLT MCD 500 Pocket Manual

IP ratings

IEC 60529 specifies protection ratings for enclosures.
The first number describes the protection against solid objects, the
second number describes the level of protection against entry of
liquids. Example IP 20 is highlighted below.
IP Solids
0 No protection
Protected against solid objects
1 greater than 50 mm (e.g.
accidental touching by hand).
Protected against solid objects
2
greater than 12 mm (e.g. fingers).
Protected against solid objects
3 greater than 2.5 mm
(e.g. tools or wires)
Protected against solid objects
4 greater than 1 mm
(e.g. tools and small wires).
Limited protection against dust
5 (some ingress but no harmful
deposit).
6 Complete protection against dust.
7
8
Examples
• MCD200-007 ~ MCD200-055 is IP 20
• MCD200-075 ~ MCD200-110 is IP 00
IP 20 with optional finger guard kit,
Order code 175G9007
• MCD5-0021 ~ MCD5-0105 is IP 20
• MCD5-0131 ~ MCD5-1600 is IP 00
Liquids
No protection.
Protected against vertically falling
drops of water (e.g. condensation).
Protected against direct sprays of
water up to 15° from vertical.
Protected against sprays of water
up to 60° from vertical.
Limited protection against water
sprayed from all directions (limited
ingress permitted).
Limited protection against low
pressure jets of water from all direc-
tions (limited ingress permitted).
Protected against strong jets of
water (limited ingress permitted).
Protected against the effects of
immersion in water between 15 cm
and 100 cm.
Protected against extended
immersion in water under pressure.
Order codes for finger guard kits are:
MCD5-0131~0215: 175G5662
MCD5-0245: 175G5663
MCD5-0360~0927: 175G5664
MCD5-1200~1600: 175G5665
MCD5-0245~0396B: 175G5730
MCD5-0469~0961B: 175G5731
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