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How Many Different Waterproof Led Strip Type?
What Exactly Meaning of IP20, IP65, IP67, IP68? Pls See Below Format:
| IP（1-6 ）X | The First Digit: Ingress of Solid Objects |
IP X （1-8） | The Second Digit: Ingress of Liquids |
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| No. | Protection Range | Description | No. | Protection Range | Description | |
| 0 | No Protection | No Protection to the Human or Other Objects | 0 | No Protection | No Special Water or Moisture Protection | |
| 1 | Protected Against Solid Objects Over 50mm | Any Large Surface of the Body, Such as the Back of a Hand, But no Protection Against Deliberate Contact With a Body Part | 1 | Protection From Dripping Water | E. G. Condensation Water Will Not Cause Damage | |
| 2 | Protected Against Solid Objects Over 12.5mm | E. G. Protect From Fingers or Similar Objects | 2 | Protection From Dripping Water when Tilted Up to 15° | Vertically Dripping Water Shall Have No Harmful Effect When the Enclosure is Tilted at an Angle Up to 15° From Its Normal Position | |
| 3 | Protected Against Solid Objects Over 2.5mm | E. G. Protect From Tools, Thick Wires, Etc. | 3 | Protection From Spraying Water | Water Falling as a Spray at Any Angle Up to 60° From the Vertical Shall Have No Harmful Effect. | |
| 4 | Protected Against Solid Objects Over 1.0mm | E. G. Protect From Most Wires, Slender Screws, Ants, Etc. | 4 | Protection From Splashing of Water | Water Splashing Against the Enclosure From Any Direction Shall Have No Harmful Effect | |
| 5 | Limited Protection Against Dust Ingress (No Harmful Deposit) | Completely Prevent Intrusion of Foreign Material,though Not Completely Prevent Dust Intrusion,but the Amount of Dust Intrusion Does Not Affect the Normal Operation of Electrical Appliances | 5 | Protection From Water Jets | Water Projected by a Nozzle (6.3 MM) Against Enclosure From Any Direction Shall Have No Harmful Effects | |
| 6 | Totally Protected Against Dust Ingress | No Ingress of Dust; Complete Protection Against Contact (Dust Tight) | 6 | Protection From Powerful Water Jets | E. G. Water Projected From the Big Waves When the Item Installed on a Boat | |
| 7 | Protection From Water Infiltration When Soaking | Water Projected at a Certain Pressure or a Certain Time of the Following Criteria, to Ensure That No Damage Due to Soaking | ||||
| 8 | Protection From Water Infiltration When Sinking | Water Projected When Indefinitely Sank at a Given Pressure, to Ensure That No Damage Because of Sinking |
So:
IP20, 2 is Protected Against Solid Objects Over 12.5mm. 0 is No Protection.
IP65, 6 is Totally Protected Against Dust Ingress. 5 is Protection From Water Jets.
IP67, 6 is Totally Protected Against Dust Ingress. 7 is Protection From Water Infiltration When Soaking.
IP68, 6 is Totally Protected Against Dust Ingress. 8 is Protection From Water Infiltration When Sinking.
What it IP20 IP65 IP67 IP68 Exactly Look Like?
This is IP20 Type, No Anything on the Surface. It’s Totally no Protection.
This is IP65, Surface Waterproof Type, on It Back No Protection.
Below Picture is Surface Glue. Most Popular IP65 Type in the Market.
There Also Have Some Other IP65 Types: Below Picture is Surface Tube, Inside is Empty.
Here Also Have One Nano Waterproof, It’s Looks Like Non Waterproof Type, but We Put Nano on the Surface to Make It Waterproof:
IP67 is Put in Tube Waterproof. There is No Glue Inside Tube. On It Back Have Tube Protection
IP68 is Put in Glue in the Tube for Waterproof.
Extrusion Led Strip.
IP68 Neon lED Strip.
The glue is Anti yellowing glue, if put the normal one it will easy to make it yellowing after using several month. Here is the picture for your reference.
IP67 / IP68 Neon led strip.
Which kind of led strip can make IP20, IP65, IP67 and IP68?
| The main led strips | VS | IP rank: |
| Neon led strip | IP67, IP68 | |
| Addressable led strip | IP20, IP65,IP67,IP68 | |
| High CRI led strip | IP20, IP65,IP67,IP68 | |
| Multi color led strip | IP20, IP65,IP67,IP68 |
Special remind:
Indoor can use IP20, IP65 type. But when you use outside please choose IP67, IP68. A lot of customer ask “if IP68 can use in the water?” Yes, it’s. But we would like special remind:
Even IP68 don’t means it can put in water for a long time. For the laboratory, they will put strip in 1M deep water, and keep more than 30mins. It’s tell us:
1, Even IP68 can not be sure put for a long time, such as 30 days.
2,Should consider how deep is the water. Laboratory only put in 1M deep. If it’s too deep, should thinking about the waterproof pressure.
3, should consider about which kind of water? Freshwater or Seawater?That’s why we didn’t suggest put the strip in water for a long time.