Roots Group supplies vandal resistant products for Custodials, Prisons, Healthcare and Local Authority markets. We offer competitive pricing and product performance. The complete manufacturing process from design to dispatch is controlled on site. Roots Group offers exceptional service to BS EN ISO 9001:2000 standard, and products quality having Ingress Protection Ratings (IP) up to IP 65, and Impact Ratings protection (IK) up to IK10+5 (200 Joules Impact Energy). Roots Group has a committed future towards the developments in all aspects of the security lighting sector.
Please check the below tables of IP and IK Impact Test Ratings for more information
| Ingress Protection | ||
|---|---|---|
| IP xx | First Number (Protection Against Solid Objects) |
Second Number (Protection Against Liquids) |
| 0 | No Protection | No Protection |
| 1 | Protected against solid objects over 50mm (e.g. accidental touch by hands) | Protected against vertically falling drops of water |
| 2 | Protected against solid objects over 12mm (e.g. fingers) | Protected against direct sprays up to 15° from the vertical |
| 3 | Protected against solid objects over 2.5mm (e.g. tools and wires) | Protected against direct sprays up to 60° from the vertical |
| 4 | Protected against solid objects over 1mm (e.g. tools, wires and small wires) | Protected against sprays from all directions - limited ingress permitted |
| 5 | Protected against dust - limited ingress (no harmful deposit) | Protected against low pressure jets if water from all directions - limited ingress permitted |
| 6 | totally protected against dust | Protected against strong jets of water (e.g. for use on shipdecks) - limited ingress permitted |
| 7 | - | Protected against the effects of temporary immersion between 15cm and 1m. Duration of test 30 minutes |
| 8 | - | Protected against long periods of immersion under pressure |
| Impact Rating Protection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Impact Energy | Weight | height |
| IK 1 | 0.150 Joule | 0.150 Kg | 100mm |
| IK 2 | 0.12 Joule | 0.150 Kg | 133mm |
| IK 3 | 0.35 Joule | 0.150 Kg | 233mm |
| IK 4 | 0.5 Joule | 0.250 Kg | 333mm |
| IK 5 | 0.7 Joule | 0.150 Kg | 485mm |
| IK 6 | 1 Joule | 0.500 Kg | 200mm |
| IK 7 | 2 Joules | 0.500 Kg | 400mm |
| IK 8 | 8 Joules | 1.7 Kg | 300mm |
| IK 9 | 10 Joules | 5 Kg | 200mm |
| IK 10 | 20 Joules | 5 Kg | 400mm |
| IK 10+ | 40 Joules | 10 Kg | 400mm |
| IK 10++ | 80 Joules | 20 Kg | 400mm |
| IK 10+3 | 120 Joules | 30 Kg | 400mm |
| IK 10+4 | 160 Joules | 40 Kg | 400mm |
| IK 10+5 | 200 Joules | 50 Kg | 400mm |
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