IP66, IP67, IPx7, IP68 - Ingress protection of dust, water and testing of electrical equipment

We find out about the test procedures for ingress protection of electrical equipment and enclosures. Particularly the higher IP ratings associated with industrial equipment used in wet and dusty environments - IP66, IP67, IP6X, IPX5, IPX7 IP68

Check out our do's and don'ts of IP rated enclosures

If you see an X in the IP rating e.g IPx7 it means the manufacturer is not specifying protection from ingress of objects. It would be reasonable to assume that an object certified as IPX7 would also not allow any dusty to enter. However, You'll find on youtube lots of videos about IPX7 Bluetooth headphones. Would dust stop an IPX7 from working properly with regards to sound performance?

We look at the tests for water ingress and the separate test for ingress of dust.

IP Testing (IEC 60529): EN60529 is an international standard designed to give products a determined International Protection Marking according to the IP Code (Index of protection) rating. This standard tests the sealing effectiveness of enclosures of electrical equipment against the intrusion of solid particles and liquid. (dust and water)

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00:00 Introduction
01:40 IP rating - water and moisture
05:15 IP rating - dust and objects
07:43 IK rating - impact
09:06 Performance testing of connectors

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Joe Robinson - Technical Editor

#efixx #IPx6 #IPx7

[gregross]

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[davidroche]

These remind me of a modern day version of the Dave Austin and Tony Cable tutoring and information videos 👍 great video guys

[Dog-whisperer]

Interesting. I’ve seen many electrical products fal in the normal day such as outdoor lights and sockets buckling in the sun or cracking in winter because the plastic becomes brittle in winter and softens in the summer,
Manly cheep unbranded products . Buying from your local hardware store is not always a good idea.
But who am I to argue i’am just a humble spark who’s opinion means nothing.
Fantastic video guy’s as always 👍👍👍❤️

[ericthekingthekingtheking]

Brilliant insight guys really interesting👍

[klamothe]

You did not mention IPX8 testing. I'm curious how test facilities accommodate the 9ft + submersion. If I'm mistaken can you please list the video location?

[cjhification]

I have never heard of Ingress Protection (IP) ratings refers to as Index of Protecting ratings, I had to go back and check. Having spent about 7 years working in fresh water and marine instrumentation this was surprising to me that there was an alternative, to the alternative name (International Protection) being the less well know name than Ingress Protection. Is index of protection specific to sparkies?

[bertg]

How about water ingestion in closed/glued products (assembly's such as outside lighting) ?

[corentinoger]

I'm looking at this subject to install an EV charging station outdoor, IP54 seems enough for the rain, but I wonder if there's any similar rating for long term UV protection, since some plastics get brittle and discolored after a few years if left outside in direct sunlight.

[carlosaramosss]

Hi, good job guys, however, I've got a question for which I haven't find an answer yet. If you put an ipx68 phone in an ipx68 case, do the ratings add up? Is there any data on that?

[alearnerforsafety]

@efixx Thank you for your answer. What I inquire about may be stated as follows : if we have a panel with IP66 but inside it there is equipment of different IP such as IP54 and IP64. In this case can we consider this equipment protected with IP66 ( which means protected against dust and jets of water from all direction) since these equipment are inside the panel with IP66 ?

[alearnerforsafety]

Dear sir, if there is a panel with IPXX, and there are equipment such as small panels or electrical devices inside it, can we consider all these equipments satisfy or meet the requirements of IPXX since they are inside in IPXX ?

[suanfroes]

in practice is the ip67 or ipx7 better?

[KyleMatt]

Joe literally said “yeah“ nine times in the first 90 seconds of this video. seven of which were said back to back in the span of just a few seconds followed by the last two at the end. It sounded like a broken robot lol

[bangherlambang]

Coba siram sambil di pegang body panel nya seger 😁🙏🙏🙏🙏