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title: "Xingguang | IP65 Tri-Proof Lights | LED Lighting"
description: "The second digit in IP65 is jetting, not immersion. A washdown hose at a 6.3 mm nozzle and 12.5 L/min is the IPX5 test condition; if the line actually soaks the fixture or uses hot high-pressure water, you need IP66 / IP69K — IP65 will not hold."
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# IP65 Tri-Proof Lights

The second digit in [IP65](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/glossary#ip-rating) is jetting, not immersion. A washdown hose at a 6.3 mm nozzle and 12.5 L/min is the IPX5 test condition; if the line actually soaks the fixture or uses hot high-pressure water, you need [IP66](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/glossary#ip-rating) / [IP69K](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/glossary#ip-rating) — IP65 will not hold.

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## Key parameters

| Power | 20–40 W |
| --- | --- |
| Luminous flux | 2,600–5,000 lm |
| Dimensions | 600 / 1200 / 1500 mm |
| IP rating | IP65 |
| First digit: solids | 6 / 完全防尘 |
| Second digit: water | 5 / 喷水 |
| Impact rating | IK08 |

[Product family: Tri-Proof Lights](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/product-categories/tri-proof)

## The two IP digits govern two different things

This page is IP65: first digit 6 / 完全防尘 (solids), second 5 / 喷水 (water). The common misreading is to treat it as one water-resistance score. The first digit is about dust and finger access; only the second is about water, and it grades **how the water arrives** — dripping, spraying, jetting, powerful jetting, and a close-range high-pressure hot jet are five different things.

The other point that gets missed: the rating applies to the complete fixture — terminal chamber, cable entry and breather included — not to the housing material. An IP65 fixture with a loose cable gland has already failed, whatever rating was specified.

## Same power, different site

At 20–40 W and 2,600–5,000 lm, an IP65 fixture reaches some sites and not others. The test is not "is this IP high enough" but three questions: where does the water come from, does it arrive with pressure, and does it pool on the floor. One "with pressure" answer and you step up a level.

One more that has nothing to do with IP and is just as fatal: ambient temperature. In a sealed chamber at 20–40 W, every 10 ℃ above the rated ambient roughly halves driver life. On hot sites check the ta rating and the measured driver case temperature together — IP alone misses half the problem.

## Four things to verify before ordering

① Whether flux and efficacy are quoted for the complete fixture or the light source — a 10–15% difference that changes the fixture count. ② Whether colour temperature and CRI are measured or nominal values; mixed CCT within one batch is the most common arrival dispute. ③ Driver brand and model, plus its derating curve at high temperature — it is the only part that really sets life. ④ The mounting kit list: chain, bracket and anchors in the box, or the site stops for a day.

## Concepts on this page

[IP rating](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/glossary#ip-rating)[Tri-proof light](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/glossary#tri-proof)

![Tri-Proof Light TP-101](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/assets/img/prod-tp101.webp)

### [Tri-Proof Light TP-101](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/products/tri-proof-101)

Tri-proof

![Tri-Proof Light TP-118](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/assets/img/prod-tp118.webp)

### [Tri-Proof Light TP-118](https://www.xingguanglightingcn.com/en/products/tri-proof-118)

Tri-proof

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