{"id":509,"date":"2021-02-23T11:57:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/fachwissen\/wasserdichte-schalter\/"},"modified":"2021-02-24T09:26:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T08:26:23","slug":"waterproof-switches","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterproof switches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;section-grauverlauf&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Waterproof switches<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Waterproof switches are types of electrical contactors that are protected against moisture and humidity. The numbers within the International Protection Code (IP) define the protection of objects against dust (first code number) and water (second code number). In order for a component to be protected against water on various levels, it must have at least protection class 5X. Only technical devices with the highest protection class IP68 are immune to dust, contact, and complete submersion under water. Waterproof switches are watertight thanks to their design \u2013 they do not require any additional caps or covers \u2013 and are used primarily in boat- and shipbuilding. Special safety regulations also make them necessary for manufacturing industrial products or equipment for patient care. If control elements are installed on machines and vehicles that are used outdoors, they require switches that are reliably protected against splash water and water jets.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;section-grauverlauf&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The use of waterproof switches<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Waterproof switches are used in many applications. Even a small amount of moisture inside technical devices, such as in condensation, can cause malfunctions. Electrical contacts are particularly at risk. This can result in the failure of magnetic contacts or leakage currents. For this reason, you should pay particular attention to the IP protection classes according to DIN EN 60529 and DIN 40050 when considering electrotechnical devices for industrial use. For nautical instruments we recommend designs with protective surfaces which do not influence their precise operation. Here, too, the spectrum ranges from simple rubber protective caps for lever switches to IP class 8 for electrical enclosures.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-509","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Waterproof switches: reliable protection against moisture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Waterproof switches protect machines and instruments from moisture caused by condensation, splashing water and permanent submersion. Find out more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Waterproof switches: reliable protection against moisture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Waterproof switches protect machines and instruments from moisture caused by condensation, splashing water and permanent submersion. Find out more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ALDERS electronic GmbH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Alders.electronic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-24T08:26:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alders-electronic-gmbh_logo.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"270\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"66\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/\",\"name\":\"Waterproof switches: reliable protection against moisture\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-23T10:57:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-24T08:26:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"Waterproof switches protect machines and instruments from moisture caused by condensation, splashing water and permanent submersion. Find out more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"ALDERS\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Waterproof switches\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/\",\"name\":\"ALDERS electronic GmbH\",\"description\":\"Der Spezialist f\u00fcr elektromechanische L\u00f6sungen\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ALDERS electronic GmbH\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alders-logo-Komplett.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alders-logo-Komplett.png\",\"width\":1043,\"height\":253,\"caption\":\"ALDERS electronic GmbH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Alders.electronic\/\",\"https:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/company\/alders-electronic-gmbh\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-hR66wsAmKOdY03IokrlzA\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alders.electronic\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Waterproof switches: reliable protection against moisture","description":"Waterproof switches protect machines and instruments from moisture caused by condensation, splashing water and permanent submersion. Find out more.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Waterproof switches: reliable protection against moisture","og_description":"Waterproof switches protect machines and instruments from moisture caused by condensation, splashing water and permanent submersion. Find out more.","og_url":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/","og_site_name":"ALDERS electronic GmbH","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Alders.electronic\/","article_modified_time":"2021-02-24T08:26:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":270,"height":66,"url":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alders-electronic-gmbh_logo.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/","url":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/","name":"Waterproof switches: reliable protection against moisture","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-02-23T10:57:10+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-24T08:26:23+00:00","description":"Waterproof switches protect machines and instruments from moisture caused by condensation, splashing water and permanent submersion. Find out more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/waterproof-switches\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ALDERS","item":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Waterproof switches"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/","name":"ALDERS electronic GmbH","description":"Der Spezialist f\u00fcr elektromechanische L\u00f6sungen","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#organization","name":"ALDERS electronic GmbH","url":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alders-logo-Komplett.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alders-logo-Komplett.png","width":1043,"height":253,"caption":"ALDERS electronic GmbH"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Alders.electronic\/","https:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/company\/alders-electronic-gmbh","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-hR66wsAmKOdY03IokrlzA","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alders.electronic\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":510,"href":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/509\/revisions\/510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}