IEC 60529 Protection Rating

IP10 Rating

IP10 provides level 1 protection against solids and level 0 protection against liquids, as defined by IEC 60529.

1First digit: Solid protection

Protection against solid objects over 50 mm (e.g. accidental hand contact)

Test

50 mm diameter sphere

Sphere must not fully penetrate the enclosure

0Second digit: Liquid protection

No protection against water

Test method

None

No test required

How IP10 compares

RatingSolidsLiquids
IP10Protection against solid objects over 50 mm (e.g. accidental hand contact)No protection against water
IP11Protection against solid objects over 50 mm (e.g. accidental hand contact)Protection against vertically falling water drops (condensation)

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