RS PRO Light Grey Polycarbonate Enclosure, IP40, 74 x 68 x 36mm

Introducing the range of RS PRO Two-Part ABS General Purpose Enclosures with Side Panels, providing a secure enclosure, ideal for protecting electrical parts and components. These lightweight yet durable enclosures are moulded with ABS plastic, providing shock-absorbent and scratch-resistant properties, ensuring basic protection for delicate and expensive equipment housed inside them. Each high-quality enclosure is quick and easy to install and can be mounted on flat surfaces in a variety of environments. This cost-effective RS PRO enclosure is ideal for a wide range of applications and environments that don’t require hermetic seals, making it a great unit for basic protection.

General purpose enclosures are units that are designed to accommodate a wide variety of items for secure and safe storage. They are often used for the protection of electronics equipment and often are compliant to IP, fire resistance and corrosion-resistant, dependant on what is being stored and where it is being stored. These enclosures are such versatile units, they can be used for practically any storage application, they can be wall-mounted if needed and they can be made from a wide variety of materials like aluminium, ABS, fibreglass and much more. General purpose enclosures are often used for:

• Cable/Wire Management


• IT/Server


• Solar Power Batteries


• Oil and Gas Production


• Food and Beverage Industry


• Telecommunication Industry

An IP rating classifies the degrees of protection provided against the intrusion of solid objects (including body parts like hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact and water in electrical enclosures. The first number indicates the protection from solids and the second number is the protection from liquids.

This enclosure has an IP40 rating which means it is not protected from any type of water ingress, so this product is not recommended for outside use or in damp environments.

RS PRO is our own brand range and brings you a wide range of high-quality, great value products offering you more choice. Trusted by engineers all over the world, every part of every RS PRO product has been rigorously tested against demanding industry standards; they’re only given the RS PRO seal of approval if we’re confident of their exceptional quality, which means you can be confident too.