The use of LED lights has now penetrated various buildings and businesses. Not only houses, buildings such as offices and commercial buildings, and streets also use LED lights to illuminate their environments. In a set of LED lights, there is a protector that will protect it from outside interference. External disturbances can be in the form of water splashes, dust, bird droppings, dirt after hard wind, water spray, pressure from human hands, being stepped on by humans intentionally, terrific weather conditions, storms, friction from hard objects such as shovels or hammers to attacks by wild animals such as bears. 

The LED lamp is equipped with a protector to anticipate the damage of the LED lamp because of that outside interference. This protector has an LED IP rating. With particular IP rating standards, LED lights can be placed in different places. 

How to Read IP Rating

The LED IP rating is always represented by the IP code followed by the two numbers behind it. IP stands for Ingress Protection which is an international rating standard for measuring the effectiveness of shielding used in electronic devices such as LED lamps. This protector will be assessed for its resistance to water, dust, dirt, and other objects obtained from the outdoor environment of the LED lamp. 

The LED IP rating in a product is usually marked with IP65 or IP67. The two numbers behind it have a meaning that represents the product’s resistance to solids and liquids. The first number for solid objects such as dust, dirt, cables, nails, bolts, and others. There are levels 0 to 6 for this first number. While the second number is for resistance to liquids such as steam wash, rain, pool water, shower water, and others. There are levels 0 to 9 for the second number. 

LED IP Rating Advantages and Disadvantages

A low IP rating on the LED product indicates a lamp quality that is prone to damage. Although the price is low, you should avoid a low LED IP rating because all objects around it will make the lamp damaged faster. You will only be bothered by constantly changing LED lights if you use this low-IP-rated LED product. 

Then, the high LED IP rating of a product makes the price of lamps much more expensive than others. Even though it is expensive, you will not replace or repair the lamp too often because of the quality of the lamp’s resistance to various disturbances from its surroundings. 

First Number Protection Level

The first number IP rating starts from level 0 to level 6 with the following details:

• 0 : level without protection.
• 1 : protected from solid objects that larger than 50 mm such as hands.
• 2 : protected from solid objects that larger than 12.5 mm such as fingers.
• 3 : protected from solid objects that larger than 2.5 mm such as wire.
• 4 : protected from solid objects that larger than 1 mm such as thin ropes.
• 5 : protected from dust.
• 6 : anti-dust, no dust at all.

Level of Protection Against Water

The second digit of IP rating is water resistance with the following details:

• 0 : no protection at all.
• 1 : protected from water drops.
• 2 : protected from drops of water at an angle of 15 degrees.
• 3 : protected from water spray at an angle of 60 degrees.
• 4 : protected from splashing water at any angle.
• 5 : protected from water jets at any angle.
• 6 : protectors from powerful water jets and waves.
• 7 : protected from being submerged in water temporarily or for about 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter.
• 8 : protected from being submerged in water at a depth of 4 meters.

Get the Appropriate IP Rating

Many manufacturers claim that their LED products use the right IP rating for all installation sites. Even though each place where the LED lights are installed will provide different conditions every day. Street lights, outdoor floodlights, and garden lights usually have an IP rating of 4 and above. 

The LED lights are prepared to face water splashes from all directions, water sprays from all directions, immersed in water for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter, and stored permanently in water to a depth of 4 meters. With the right LED IP rating, you will get a product that lasts much longer. SDD Lights provides all kinds of solar lamps with an appropriate LED IP rating. 

This LED lamp manufacturer has received recognition from many countries such as North America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. With an international standard electronic product safety certificate, SDD Light guarantees that its products will always be safe to use, durable, and of high quality.