Unlike a larger ball-shaped marker, Spike markers are ideal for marking plant such as telephone cables and fiber-optic ducts, as well as irrigation, water and gas lines run in shallow ducts and spaces outside the home. They can also be used to mark things like hand-holes and small connection splices. Technicians also have the option to use a fixing kit to more permanently attach them to ducts.
With this initial launch, Tempo is offering a Spike for Telephone (Orange) and a Spike for Gas (Yellow), and will eventually offer models for non-potable, CATV, sanitary, Euro power, water, and power applications.
“Spike is literally a ‘spike,’ as the name implies,” says Mark Govier, product manager for Tempo Communications. “They are supplied in industry-standard color and frequency combinations, and with existing marker locators, such as our EML-100, can be detected reliably to a depth of at least one meter or three feet depth. Just push them into the soil above the utility as you backfill the trench.”
Headquartered in Vista, CA, with its European HQ in Cwmbran, UK, Tempo Communications, Inc. (the former Greenlee Communications brand) offers a complete line of test and measurement solutions to address all stages of network deployment, enabling the development, installation, and maintenance of xDSL, fiber, cable, Ethernet, wireless and irrigation networks.
To learn more, go to www.TempoCom.com, or call 800-642-2155.
