RuggedCom RS969 manual Ingress Protection IP67, Ingress of water

2.2 Ingress Protection IP67

IEC International Standard 60529 (Edition 2.1: 2001-02) is a "classification of degrees of protection provided by enclosures as a system for specifying the enclosures of electrical equipment on the basis of the degree of protection provided by the enclosure." These ratings are determined by specific tests

The IP number is composed of two numbers, the first referring to the protection against solid objects and the second against liquids. The higher the IP number, the better the protection. The chart below defines levels of IP ratings.

	1st	Degree of protection against access to		2nd	Degree of protection against the
	IP#	hazardous parts & ingress of solid objects		IP#	ingress of water
0		No protection	0		No protection
1		Protected against solid foreign objects of 50 mm Ø	1		Protected against vertically falling water drops
		and >
2		Protected against solid foreign objects of 12.5 mm Ø	2		Protected against vertically falling water drops
		and >			when enclosure titled up 15°
3		Protected against solid foreign objects of 2.5 mm Ø	3		Protected against spraying water
		and >
4		Protected against solid foreign objects of 1.0 mm Ø	4		Protected against splashing water
		and >
5		Dust protected	5		Protected against jet-water
6		Dust tight	6		Protected against strong jet-water
			7		Protected against the effects of temporary
					submersion in water
			8		Protected against the effects of permanent
					submersion in water

The RuggedCom M969 Industrial Ethernet Switch is manufactured and tested to IP67 standards. With an IP67 rating a product will be "dust tight" and remain completely sealed when immersed in water to a depth of 1 meter for 1 hour. (IEC 60529)

These caps completely seals off unused ports on the IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch. It has an IP67 rated seal that keeps out all contaminants like dirt, oil, and water.

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