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30px}.vc-rv{font-size:15px}.vc-primary .vc-rv{font-size:23px}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"vc-calculator\" id=\"vc-ip\"><header class=\"vc-header\"><p class=\"vc-eyebrow\">Enclosure marking \u00b7 source-specific interpretation<\/p><h1 class=\"vc-title\">Documented IP Code Decoder<\/h1><p class=\"vc-sub\">Decode the marking only after selecting its governing standard. IEC 60529 IPX9 and road-vehicle ISO 20653 IPX9K are different designations and are never silently interchanged.<\/p><div class=\"vc-badges\"><span class=\"vc-badge\">IEC 60529 Ed.2.2<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">ISO 20653:2023<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">X and letter codes supported<\/span><\/div><\/header>\n<div class=\"vc-card\"><form id=\"vc-form\" class=\"vc-form\" autocomplete=\"off\"><div class=\"vc-grid\"><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-family\">Governing standard family<\/label><select class=\"vc-select\" id=\"vc-family\"><option value=\"\">Select\u2026<\/option><option value=\"iec\">IEC 60529:1989+A1:1999+A2:2013, Ed.2.2<\/option><option value=\"iso\">ISO 20653:2023 road vehicles<\/option><\/select><\/div><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-code\">Exact enclosure marking<\/label><input class=\"vc-input vc-code\" id=\"vc-code\" type=\"text\" maxlength=\"16\" placeholder=\"IEC: IPX4 \/ IP20C \/ IP69 \u00b7 ISO: IP6K9K\"><p class=\"vc-help\">Spaces are ignored; punctuation is rejected.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vc-field vc-wide\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-source\">Product marking, datasheet, certificate or test-report source<\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-source\" type=\"text\" maxlength=\"1400\"><\/div><div class=\"vc-field vc-wide\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-config\">Enclosure configuration and rated conditions: covers, seals, glands, mounting, pressure\/depth\/time and operating state<\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-config\" type=\"text\" maxlength=\"1600\"><\/div><div class=\"vc-field vc-wide\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-mode\">Interpretation<\/label><select class=\"vc-select\" id=\"vc-mode\"><option value=\"\">Select\u2026<\/option><option value=\"decode\">Decode marking only \u2014 no suitability or certification inference<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/div><p class=\"vc-error\" id=\"vc-error\" role=\"alert\"><\/p><div class=\"vc-warning\"><strong>Selection boundary:<\/strong> an IP code reports specified enclosure tests; it does not by itself establish suitability for an application, corrosion\/chemicals, condensation, icing, UV, explosion protection, impact resistance, functional safety or long-term sealing. Do not infer unmarked water degrees or compare IEC and ISO K-codes as equivalent. Verify the complete marking, edition, configuration and test report.<\/div><\/form><div class=\"vc-results\" id=\"vc-results\" aria-live=\"polite\"><div class=\"vc-rgrid\"><div class=\"vc-r vc-primary\"><div class=\"vc-rl\">Normalized code<\/div><div class=\"vc-rv\" id=\"vc-r-code\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-r\"><div class=\"vc-rl\">Governing reference<\/div><div class=\"vc-rv\" id=\"vc-r-standard\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-r\"><div class=\"vc-rl\">First characteristic<\/div><div class=\"vc-rv\" id=\"vc-r-first\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-r\"><div class=\"vc-rl\">Second characteristic<\/div><div class=\"vc-rv\" id=\"vc-r-second\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-r\"><div class=\"vc-rl\">Additional \/ supplementary letters<\/div><div class=\"vc-rv\" id=\"vc-r-letters\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-r\"><div class=\"vc-rl\">Evidence boundary<\/div><div class=\"vc-rv\" id=\"vc-r-evidence\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"vc-note\" id=\"vc-note\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc-section vc-open\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"true\">Code tables, editions and limitations<\/button><div class=\"vc-body\"><div class=\"vc-inner\"><h3>IEC 60529 characteristic numerals<\/h3><div class=\"vc-table-wrap\"><table class=\"vc-table\"><thead><tr><th>First<\/th><th>Solid-object \/ access meaning<\/th><th>Second<\/th><th>Water meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>0<\/td><td>No protection specified<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>No protection specified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>\u226550 mm; back-of-hand access<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>Vertically falling drops<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>\u226512.5 mm; finger access<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>Vertical drops with enclosure tilted up to 15\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>\u22652.5 mm; tool access<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>Spraying water up to 60\u00b0 from vertical<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>\u22651.0 mm; wire access<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>Splashing water<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Dust-protected; wire access<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>Water jets<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Dust-tight; wire access<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>Powerful water jets<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>X<\/td><td>First degree not specified in this code<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>Effects of temporary immersion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>Effects of continuous immersion under agreed conditions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>9<\/td><td>High-pressure and high-temperature water jets<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>X<\/td><td>Second degree not specified in this code<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>IEC letters<\/h3><p>Additional letters: A \u2014 back of hand; B \u2014 finger; C \u2014 tool; D \u2014 wire. Supplementary letters: H \u2014 high-voltage apparatus; M \u2014 moving parts in motion during the water test; S \u2014 moving parts stationary during the water test; W \u2014 specified weather conditions. Exact placement, applicability and requirements remain <strong>NEEDS_LICENSED_SOURCE<\/strong>.<\/p><h3>ISO 20653 vehicle K-codes<\/h3><p>ISO 20653 is a separate road-vehicle standard. It includes K-suffixed characteristics such as 4K\/6K\/9K and markings such as <span class=\"vc-code\">IP6K9K<\/span>. The decoder distinguishes those tokens from IEC 60529 <span class=\"vc-code\">IP69<\/span>. It gives only the characteristic name; exact test severities and acceptance criteria remain <strong>NEEDS_LICENSED_SOURCE<\/strong>.<\/p><h3>Current editions<\/h3><p>The current IEC consolidated publication is <a href=\"https:\/\/webstore.iec.ch\/en\/publication\/2452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IEC 60529:1989+A1:1999+A2:2013 CSV, edition 2.2<\/a>, including listed corrigenda through January 2019, for electrical-equipment enclosures up to 72.5 kV; IEC lists a stability date of 2027. Amendment 2 added the newer content including IPX9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/standard\/76116.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISO 20653:2023<\/a>, edition 3, is Published for electrical equipment of road vehicles and is marked \u201cto be revised\u201d.<\/p><h3>Why detailed test numbers and applications were removed<\/h3><p>The former page mixed old IEC summaries, ISO 20653\/DIN 40050-9 IPX9K values and universal application examples. IPX7 is not simply \u201c1 m depth\u201d for every specimen, while IPX8 conditions are agreed and more severe than IPX7\u2014not a universal 1.5\u20133 m. A public <a href=\"https:\/\/ckm-content.se.com\/ckmContent\/sfc\/servlet.shepherd\/document\/download\/0691H00000FWddYQAT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schneider Electric guide<\/a> confirms X and additional-letter structure and examples <span class=\"vc-code\">IP20C<\/span>\/<span class=\"vc-code\">IPXXB<\/span>; current HELLA product documentation shows the road-vehicle <span class=\"vc-code\">IP6K9K<\/span> family. 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