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Catalog 82021 Dimensions are in inches and Dimensions are shown for USA: 1-800-522-6752 South America: 55-11-2103-6000
Revised 7-07 millimeters unless otherwise reference purposes only. Canada: 1-905-470-4425 Hong Kong: 852-2735-1628
specified. Values in brackets Specifications subject Mexico: 52-55-1106-0800 Japan: 81-44-844-8013
www.tycoelectronics.com are metric equivalents. to change. C. America: 57-1-254-4444 UK: 44-208-420-8341
Note: All part numbers
are RoHS Compliant.
Levels of Protection for Electric Operating Material
According to IEC 60529 and IEC 60947, Appendix C
X
1
Degree of Protection
against ingress of solid
foreign objects
X
2
Degree of Protection
against ingress of water
IP Codes
Environmentally Protected
Circular Plastic Connectors,
for Mated CPC Connectors
Utilizing Peripheral Seals
and either Wire Entry Seals
(for Discrete Wire
Applications) or Heat
Shrink Boots (for Jacketed
Cable Applications).
Available are Various
Sizes, Series 1, 5 and 6.
Degree of
Protection, X
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Protection against ingress of
solid foreign objects
No Protection
Protection against objects
>50mm diameter—
including inadvertently
touched by hands
Protection against objects
>12.5mm—including fingers
Protection against objects
>2.5mm diameter including tools
Protection against objects
>1.0mm diameter—
including grains
Protection against ingress
of solid foreign bodies
Protection against ingress of dust
Degree of
Protection, X
2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Protection against
ingress of water
No Protection
Vertical Dripping—
Protection against vertical
drops of water
Dripping <15°—
Protection against dripping
water when the enclosure is
tilted 15° from vertical
Spraying at an angle up
to 60° from vertical
Splashing—Protection
against water splashed
from any direction
Jetting—Protection against
water stream out of a nozzle,
from any direction
Powerful Jetting—Protection
against temporary flooding due
to powerful jet streams out of
a nozzle from any direction
Temporary immersion—Protection
against temporary immersion
Internal Protection (IP)
Definition:
■ Per IEC 60947, Appendix C—
Pertains to low voltage switchgear and
control gear.
■ Per IEC 60529—Pertains to degrees
of protection provided by enclosures
(IP code).
Sample Designation:
(Where x is a numeral value), i.e. IP 65
IP
Index Letter
AMP Circular Connectors for
Commercial Signal and Power Applications