IP64 means it is sealed against water splashes, but not against 
immersion or powerful spray.  On marine electronics the entire thing 
usually has an IP rating, IP64 means if it gets splashed it will likely 
survive, IP67 means I can drop it in the bottom of the boat.

I would not wash it.

regards,

Graham Collins
Senior Process Engineer
Sunsel Systems
(902) 444-7867 ext 211

On 11/1/2013 1:19 PM, Steve Gregory wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>   
>
> First Halloween in Boise last night, and made the mistake of buying
> candy for the goblins that would be knocking on the door. As you might
> have guessed, I didn't have one trick-or-treater stop by. So now I'm
> stuck with three pounds of candy. Maybe next year I should put out signs
> or something, or just not buy any candy at all. But if I didn't buy
> candy, I probably would be inundated with trick-or-treaters huh?
>
>   
>
> We're going to be building a board that contains a Rotary Potentiometer
> from Vishay (PN# P11A1F0GHSW10502KA). It's a through-hole potentiometer
> that I've never personally seen.
>
>   
>
> I've looked at the datasheet (http://www.vishay.com/docs/51031/p11.pdf)
> to determine whether or not it can be cleaned after wave solder, and it
> really doesn't say other than to say that it's IP64 sealed. What does
> IP64 sealed mean?
>
>   
>
> I must have sent 3-4 emails over the past week to Vishay support asking
> the question, and haven't heard a peep. Certainly can't speak to anyone
> over the phone.
>
>   
>
> Does anybody know if I can do an aqueous clean (straight DI, no
> chemistry) on this?
>
>   
>
> Steve
>
>   
>
>
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