What is a NEMA 5 enclosure rating?

Issue:
NEMA 5 enclosure rating.

Product Line:
Enclosure Systems

Environment:
Enclosures sold in North America

Resolution:
From www.nema.org -
Type 5 Enclosures constructed for indoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against access to hazardous parts; to provide a degree of protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against ingress of solid foreign objects (falling dirt and settling airborne dust, lint, fibers); and to provide a degree of protection with respect to harmful effects on the equipment due to the ingress of water (dripping and light splashing).

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