Save hours of unnecessary digging and reduce costly utility strikes by marking the location of underground utilities with the Tempo Spike Marker. Spike Markers are designed to pinpoint objects buried in soil to at least one metre (3.3 ft) deep.
It is particularly useful with utilities' distribution ducts and similar applications such as cable TV drops, fibre drops, traffic light control cables, or power, gas and district heating lines to properties. The smaller size and diameter make it ideal for shallow, narrow ducts where the Tempo OmniMarker II is impractical. Being compact, the Spike Marker is also ideal for placing alongside or inside smaller enclosures, enabling easy relocation when they become overgrown.
Made of high-density polyethylene, the Spike Marker has a lifetime comparable to the equipment it is buried alongside. Spike Markers are compatible with virtually all marker locators, including the Tempo EML150 and EML-100, and are available with all industry-standard frequencies and colour combinations.
Features
- Detectable to more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) when mounted vertically; up to 0.6 m (2 ft) when horizontal
- Ideal for bore-holes in concrete or asphalt and for shallow, narrow ducts
- Marks key points in networks such as tees, valves and overgrown junction boxes
- Makes it easier to accurately locate non-conductive and non-ferrous cables, pipes and ducts
- Waterproof and resistant to acids, alkalis and solvents
- Design service life more than 50 years
- SM24 and SM25: 7 mm coupler cap for attachment to microducts with a compatible coupler
- Made in the USA, BABA compliant
Colours and frequencies
- SM11: purple, general purpose, 66.4 kHz
- SM12: orange/black, CATV, 77.0 kHz
- SM13: yellow, gas, 83.0 kHz
- SM14: yellow/black, fibre optic, 92.0 kHz
- SM15: orange, telephone, 101.4 kHz
- SM16: green, sanitary, 121.6 kHz
- SM17: blue/red, Europower, 134.0 kHz
- SM18: blue, water, 145.7 kHz
- SM19: red, power, 169.8 kHz
- SM24: yellow/black, fibre optic, 92.0 kHz, 7 mm coupler cap
- SM25: orange, telephone, 101.4 kHz, 7 mm coupler cap
Technical specifications
- Enclosure: high-density polyethylene (HDPE), fully sealed, RoHS and REACH compliant
- Length: 89 mm (standard), 106 mm (coupler option)
- Maximum diameter: 19.8 mm
- Vertical range: 1.0 m (3.3 ft)
- Weight: 30 g (0.07 lb)
- Country of origin: USA
Delivery
The price is per marker. The manufacturer packs the markers in boxes of 50.
Compatible locators
Sold separately: the Tempo EML150 locator and other electronic marker locators using the standard frequencies.