Is IP54 Truly Outdoor Rated?

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Ethan Ace
•Jan 30, 2023

I was fixing a Nest Cam with floodlight for a friend recently and when adding it to the app, I was surprised by this note in their guidelines:

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******** *** ******'* *****, **'* **** rated, ***** ***** **'* ********* ******* dust *** "******** *****", ****** "******* ingress" ** *** *** **** ** "no *******."

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* ****** **** **** ** ******** during *** ******* ******* *** ********* reasons, *** ** ****'* **** ** warm *** ******* ***** *** ******** lifespan ******** ******* ******** ******** *******. Thoughts?

*** **** *********, **** ** *** consider ***** "******* *****?" ** ****? IP66? ****** ** *******?

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Jack Pestaner
•Jan 30, 2023

*** **** **** **** ******* *******, except ***** ***** *** ***** ** a ******** ***** ***** **** *** in, *** **** ******** * ***, no **** *********** (**** **, *** Florida, ******* *****, ** ******). **** be **** *** **** ** ****** against **** ** **** *** ********* to ******* *** ***** **** ***** way **** ***-****** *********.

* ***** ********* **** *** ******, and ** ****** **** * ********* source. * **** ******* ** **** Texas *** ****** **** **** **** up **** ***** ** * *****.

******* **** ** ****** **** ** the ******* ******* ***, ***** ** not ****** * ******* *** *** weatherproofing, *** **** ******* *********** ** clean *** *** ****. **** ***** of ****** ******* ********** *** **** of ****** **** ******* ** *** wind...

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Brian Rhodes
•Jan 31, 2023
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Jack Pestaner

* **** ******* ** **** ***** and ****** **** **** **** ** well ***** ** * *****.

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Jack Pestaner
•Jan 31, 2023
In reply to Brian Rhodes

**** ***** **** ********...

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John Honovich
•Jan 31, 2023
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*** * *** ********* **** ******* **** *** *** ***** **** ****...

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Lynn Harold
•Jan 31, 2023

****'* *** **** ******* ********** "**" chart -

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Ryan King
•Jan 31, 2023
Pacific Audio and Communications

*'** *** ******** **** **** ********** in ******. *** **** ******** ** weathering: **** **** ** **** ** them.

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Jack Pestaner
•Jan 31, 2023

*** **** ****** ****:

************* *** ******* ** ****-******* *** IP ******* ********* ** *** *** 60529 ********'* ******* **********. *******,third-party *********** ******* ******** are recommended as they offer an objective certification and report.

***** ************* ***** *** ***** ** this?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
•Jan 31, 2023

**** ******** ******* *** *** ** rated. **** ** *** ** *** things * ***** **** ****** ** FB ****** *** **** *** *** cam ** **** ****** *** * can **** ***** ** **** **** it ******, ** ******** **** ***** the ***** *** * *** ***. But ** ****** ** *** ********, the ******, *** **********, *** *** MTBF. ******** **** *** *** ***** differently. ** * ********* **** ****** a ****** ** *** ** *********, no *** ****. *** ** *** are ******** **** *** ***** ** run *****, ******* *********, ***., **** expect ** ** ****.

********* **** ** **** **** ***-*****/******** cameras **** **** ****** ***** ** for ***** *****. *** *** ** losing ** **** $ ** ******** service ** *** ************ *** ****** level ********** ***** *** *** *******. Not ** ******* *** **** ** weatherization ** *** **********.

****, **** **** **** **** *** outside. * ******'* **** **** ** in ** ******* **** ***** *** appliances.

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