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Let’s get Compliant with Dr. Compliance

Each month, Dr. Compliance will guide you through the ins and outs of different lighting fixture ratings. Struggling to decipher IP and IK ratings? Unsure what the numbers actually mean? Dr. Compliance breaks it all down in a way that's both engaging and easy to grasp.


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Episode 1: IP67 Rating - Dust and Water

IP stands for Ingress Protection. In an IP67 rating, the first digit (6) represents the highest level of defense against solid particles, including windblown dust and microscopic airborne debris. The second digit (7) signifies superior water-ingress protection, allowing IP67-rated enclosures to endure water jet sprays and brief immersion in water at depths ranging from 150mm to 1000mm for up to 30 minutes.

These enclosures are designed to perform reliably in indoor, outdoor, wet, and challenging industrial or commercial environments.

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Episode 2: IP65 Rating: Dust? Water? No Problem!

Hold onto your hard hats, folks, because things are about to get compliantly wild! In the latest episode of "Let’s Get Compliant with Dr. Compliance", our fearless duo, Dr. Compliance and Martin, take the RCL-CP Series Round LED Canopy/Garage Luminaire on a journey so extreme, even action movies are jealous.

From ridiculous clouds of dust to mischievous water hose-downs, this IP-65 rated fixture, RCL-CP, proves it's tougher than your grandma's Tupperware lid.

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Episode 3. NFPA 101: Freezing Temps? Full-Time Glow.

Welcome to the Dr. Compliance Halloween special episode, where the stakes have never been higher.

Imagine: you have 90 seconds, a frozen exit sign, a ticking clock, and chains (don’t ask). No, you’re not in a bizarre escape room—just the latest Dr. Compliance Halloween video, starring our favorite fixture-safety fanatic facing his frostiest (and footiest?) challenge yet.

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What are IK and IP Ratings?

IK Impact Protection is the degree of protection that enclosures provide against external mechanical impacts.

IP ratings, or Ingress Protection ratings, indicate how well an electrical enclosure is safeguarded against the entry of solid objects (such as dust) and water.

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