The IP56 Housing Standing For Outdoor Gear

IP 56 is just a score for enclosures which are subject to many different weather conditions. This is a standard produced by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and is just a worldwide standard. In the U.S., the National Electrical Manufacturers ASsociation (NEMA) sets related standards.IEC Ingress Protection StandardsThe IEC includes a published standard 60529, which specifies Ingress Protection employing a two digit code. That standard has all the information regarding testing and applications jack wolfskin neumuenster.The first digit indicates the defense against use of risky sections and whether solid things could possibly get into the encolosure. In other words, how hard is it to stick your finger within and trigger some trouble.The second digit shows the total amount of protection against water.Here are the designations for the first digit - Hazardous Parts:0 - Non-protected 1 - Protected against access with the trunk of the hand (50mm size subject ) 2 - Protected against access with jointed finger (12 mm x 80 mm ) 3 - Protected against acess with a tool (2.5 mm ) 4, 5, 6 - Protected against access with a cord (1.0 mm )Here are the designations for the first digit - Solid Foreign Objects:0 - Non-protected 1 - Objects greater than 50mm 2 - Objects greater than 12.5 mm 3 - Objects greater than 2.5 4 - Objects greater than or equal to 1mm 5 - Dust protected 6 - Dust tightProtection name for the second digit - Ingress of Liquids0 - Non-protected 1 - Water dripping vertically 2 - Water dripping, enclosure tilted around 15d 3 - Spraying water, upt to 60d direction from vertical 4 - Splashing water, any direction 5 - Jetting water, any direction 6 - Powerful jetting water, any direction 7 - Temporary immersion in water 8 - Continuous immersion in water-you can see that an IP56 ranked enclosure is protected against dirt (and other tiny particles) and is water tight against jetting water from any direction.