heel600

Installing an outdoor E-stop tommorrow.

The enclosure I got is rated IP65. Looking at the IP ratings, not really sure that it's meant for outdoor use. Is it?

Even if it is, it looks so flimsy, I'm going to Grainger and getting a NEMA 4X rated one.

MechanicalDVR

Sounds like the way to go with the NEMA4.

Gareth_Jeanes

What sort of contacts are you using example, NC early break

waco

Just depends...http://www.aquatext.com/tables/ip_ratings.htm

John Valdes

Taking the first digit, which is for protection against solid objects, the
range is as follows:
0 - No protection against ingress from solid objects

1 - Protects against any object over 50mm

2 - Protects against any object over 12.5mm

3 - Protects against any object over 2.5mm

4 - Protects against any object over 1mm

5 - Protected from most dust ingress, enough to allow normal operation

6 - Complete protection from dust ingress

The second digit concerns protection from liquids:
0 - No protection against ingress from liquids

1 - Protected against vertically falling water drops

2 - Protected against vertically falling water drops when the enclosure is
tilted up to 15 degrees

3 - Protected against spraying water

4 - Protected against splashing water

5 - Protected against water jets

6 - Protected against powerful water jets/heavy seas

7 - Protected against temporary immersion in water

8 - Protected against continuous immersion in water

redbeard43

nema 12s are nice, moister, dust..almost everything.

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MDShunk

I use the AB Bulletin 800 pushbuttons and the accompanying AB oiltight pushbutton box at automated fuel dispensers. I think that's about the only time I've ever had to put an e-stop outdoors. No, I take that back. There was this electric towing track thingy at a steel company that moved pallets of steel from building to building. I forget what that gizmo was called. Had a special name.

This is the enclosure I normally use, and it's NEMA 4 and 13 rated:

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