{"id":3522,"date":"2020-05-03T11:46:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T11:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbc.a1securitycameras.com\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2024-01-03T13:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T13:48:12","slug":"ik-and-ip-protection-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a1securitycameras.com\/blog\/ik-and-ip-protection-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"IK and IP Ingress Protection Standards – IP66 – IP67 Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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One of the specifications camera purchasers often see are the IP and IK protection ratings. These are indicators of how \u2018protected\u2019 the camera is from various elements. Most often, you will see these technicalities presented as \u201cweatherproof\u201d or \u201cvandalproof.\u201d But what do the actual numbers mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IP – Ingres Protection (IP)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IP is actually constituted by two conjoined numbers \u2013 the first and second digits actuallyrepresent two very different things. The first number shows how protected it is against solid objects. This would include things like your hand bumping the box, your fingers touching the box, or you for whatever reason laying some cable atop of the box. At the highest levels \u2013 5 and 6 \u2013 it is an indication of how protected the box would be from dust. Being dustproof is important, for tiny particles can easily weasel their way into boxes and begin making a mess of the inner-workings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IP Abbreviations Explained<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First Numeral<\/strong><\/th>Second Numeral<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
6<\/strong><\/td>6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Dust tight
No ingress of dust<\/td>		Protected against heavy seas<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>7<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Dust tight
No ingress of dust<\/td>		Protected against the effects
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The second digit of the IP number indicates how resistant the camera is to liquids. At 1, the box is protected from a light sprinkling, as though you\u2019d passed the box beneath the spritzing vegetable section of your local grocery. A fixture with an IP rating of 65 is protected against multi-directional, low-pressure water jets. In order to pass testing and achieve an IP65 rating, fixtures must be able to withstand water projected by a 0.25-inch nozzle. To achieve satisfactory results, this test must be run for a minimum of fifteen minutes, with the water source placed three yards from the fixture. The most common IP protection is 66 \u2013 with the second 6 indicating protection from strong jets of water. For example, the camera could be on a ship, getting battered and sprayed by sea waves. IP protections do go further \u2013 IP67 and IP68 \u2013 at which point you will have to work progressively harder to drown your camera into invalidity. Your general surveillance cameras, obviously, don\u2019t have nor need these levels of protection.A fixture rated at IP67 is protected from water immersion between 5 inches and 39 inches. To pass IP67 testing, the fixture must not permit ingress of harmful quantities of water when fully immersed. If you want a camera that can withstand an apocalyptic flooding scenario, you can be rest assured that a camera of IP 67\/68 standards will survive, though you\u2019re being there to see what footage it captures is not guaranteed IK indicates how resistant the box would be to impacts as measured by joules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IK – Impact Protection (IK)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ah, so that\u2019s what a joule is. I get it now\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the IK number used to be attached to the end of the IP. For example, you\u2019d get an IP rating of 66(9), with the 9 representing the impact resistance. This changed in the mid-90s as more uniform and international codes went into effect. This international standard is known as IEC62262 (adapted 2002). This standard specifies the ways in which an enclosure should be tested \u2013 undergoing a variety of atmospheric conditions and impacts. Unlike the IP number, the IK number is singular and sequential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IK Abbreviations Explained<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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