Type 3S enclosures are intended for use outdoors to protect the enclosed equipment against windblown dust and water and to provide for its operation when the enclosure is covered by external ice or sleet. These enclosures do not protect the enclosed equipment against malfunction resulting from interna...
Type 3SX enclosure:Intended for outdoor use, primarily to provide a degree of protection against wind-blown dust, rain, sleet and corrosion, and to provide for operation of external mechanism when ice laden.Type 4 enclosure:I ntended for indoor or outdoor use, primarily to provide a degree ...
The adoption of this classification system promotes uniformity in methods of describing the protection provided by the enclosure and in the tests to prove the various degrees of protection. Refer to the chart below for the ratings of relative protection of electrical enclosures: IP Ratings Guide The...
Type 4 is not an explosion proof enclosure. Look at Type 7, Class I, Group D (for methane gas), or a combination of Type 4 and 7 which is readily available from manufacturers. Table SA-1 in the standard shows the combinations. NFPA 497M, Classification of Gases in Hazardous Locations,...
Enclosure: NEMA-4X (IP65) Polycarbonate Dimensions: Enclosure: 80 L x 82 W mm (3.1 x 3.2") Sensor Head: 25.4 OD x 63.5 mm L (1 x 2.5") Laser Sight Accessory (OS100-LS) Wavelength (Color): 630 to 670 nm (red) Operating Distance (Laser Dot): Up to 9.1 m (30') ...
Type 3R For enclosures that are used in the outdoors primarily to provide a protection against falling rain and sleet; undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure. Type 4 For enclosures that are used in indoor or outdoor use to provide a protection against windblown dust and rain, ...
(numbers), and an optional letter. IP rating codes are classifications used to measure levels of protection, such as preventing the intrusion of solid objects and liquids from entering an enclosure or motor. Solid objects include body parts such as hands and fingers, as well as dust and ...