Changes

The digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter X when insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level. Below is  

The digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter X when insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level. Below is  

==The First Digit: Solid particle protection==

==The first digit: Solid particle protection==

The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of solid foreign objects.  

The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of solid foreign objects.  

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==The Second digit: Liquid ingress protection==

==The second digit: Liquid ingress protection==

The second digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against harmful ingress of water.

The second digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against harmful ingress of water.