{"id":10168,"date":"2001-08-26T09:58:37","date_gmt":"2001-08-26T07:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.p581074.webspaceconfig.de\/2021\/10\/20\/moisture-protection-ip-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:24:38","slug":"moisture-protection-ip-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/en\/2001\/08\/26\/moisture-protection-ip-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"IP protection \/ Moisture protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10168\" class=\"elementor elementor-10168 elementor-7351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea0494 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea0494\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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rel=\"home\" title=\"Expert for electronics cooling\">Expert for electronics cooling<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b7a3bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b7a3bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/en\/2002\/08\/26\/noise-produced-by-fans\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Noise optimized cooling<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-10690\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/en\/2001\/08\/26\/moisture-protection-ip-protection\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">IP protection \/ Moisture protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-10691\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/en\/2000\/08\/26\/no-chance-for-hot-spots\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">No chance for hot spots!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c847a48\" data-id=\"c847a48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d13d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d13d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IP Protection \/ Moisture protection for fans<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b8611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b8611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For most fans, protection against moisture or splash water can be provided, either in the form of a coating or as a full encapsulation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89968f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89968f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>IP Protection for fans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Depending on the application in question, condensing humidity or a brief fine mist must be anticipated. There are several methods of protecting the motor and the electronic components against humidity. The electronic components and the motor of compact 80 mm or 120 mm fans can be injection moulded and the lead wires to the electronic components also protected so that the fan could be \u201eimmersed\/submerged\u201c in accordance with the IP Class code \u2013 which will certainly not occur in the application.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58dd9db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58dd9db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e89735a\" data-id=\"e89735a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c6020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19c6020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/Lufter-IP-Schutz-E-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46453\" alt=\"IP protection fan SEPA EUROPE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/Lufter-IP-Schutz-E-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/Lufter-IP-Schutz-E-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/Lufter-IP-Schutz-E-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/Lufter-IP-Schutz-E-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/Lufter-IP-Schutz-E-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/Lufter-IP-Schutz-E.jpg 1637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b715073\" data-id=\"b715073\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1532a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1532a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A further method of protection that is used frequently is protective lacquer or the coating of the PCB itself. Most of the problems with humidity can be cost-effectively solved using this method. However, it should never be forgotten that the bearings are always subject to humidity regardless of how the electronic components have been protected. Even the so-called labyrinth seals that are sometimes available on the market only help when the fan is in operation. During standstills the bearings are virtually \u201edrowned\u201c.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197adef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197adef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A classic shaft seal is hard to find due to the small motor capacity. In the case of ball bearing fans, the ball bearings have a basic protection with a cover disk on both sides and the use of stainless steel. In special cases ceramic bearings can be used which are not only more expensive but also have other mechanical disadvantages.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7d739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb7d739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>IP protection types<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-838ccd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"838ccd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/08\/IP-Schutz-Grafik-Englisch-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1c910f\" data-id=\"e1c910f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844ce1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"844ce1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The letters IP stand for International Protection or Ingress Protection and are supplemented by max. 4 additional digits:<\/p>\n<p>1st digit: Contact protection \/ foreign body protection<br \/>\n2nd digit: Water protection<br \/>\n3rd digit: Additional touch protection<br \/>\n4th digit: Supplementary letters<\/p>\n<p>(the 3rd and 4th digits do not necessarily have to be indicated)<\/p>\n<p>If the 1st or 2nd digit is not significant, it is usually replaced by an &#8220;X&#8221;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d80ef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1d80ef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"15\" cellpadding=\"15\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>First code number<\/th>\r\n<th>Protection against ingress of foreign bodies<\/th>\r\n<th>Second code number<\/th>\r\n<th>Protection against water<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>0<\/td>\r\n<td>not protected<\/td>\r\n<td>0<\/td>\r\n<td>not protected<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against foreign bodies with a diameter of >50 mm<\/td>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against vertically dripping water<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against foreign bodies with a diameter of >12.5 mm<\/td>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against dripping water, max. 15\u00b0 from the side<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against foreign bodies with a diameter of >2.5 mm<\/td>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against spray water, max. 60\u00b0 from the side<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against foreign bodies with a diameter of >1 mm<\/td>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against splash water<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>Dust protected<\/td>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against water jets<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>Dust-tight<\/td>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against strong jets of water<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against temporary immersion<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against permanent immersion\r\n\r\n(another digit indicates the depth of immersion in metres, e.g. IP68-3 would be 3m deep).<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td>9K<\/td>\r\n<td>Protection against intensive water jets, e.g. high-pressure cleaners<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70d576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f70d576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEPA EUROPE is the right partner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>with experience in IP protection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05bb434 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"05bb434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sepa-europe.com\/en\/contact\/contact-form\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch now and learn more!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most fans, protection against moisture or splash water can be 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