CM106
CM106
End of life7-to-10 ft Galvanized-Steel-Tubing Tripod
No longer available to order
This product is retained for service, documentation, and compatibility information.
Replaced by
- CM106B
7 to 10 ft Galvanized-Steel-Tubing Tripod with Grounding Kit
- Model:
- CM106
- Item Number:
- 26527
Overview
The CM106 is an adjustable tripod made of galvanized steel tubing. It is adjustable from 7 to 10 ft, so it replaces the 6 ft CM6 and the 10 ft CM10. It is also lighter than those tripods because it is made with tubing and they are made with pipe. The CM106 is a general purpose tripod that can be used for mounting sensors, solar panels, antennas, and instrument enclosures.
Key Advantages
Galvanized tubing is light, strong, and corrosion-resistant
Technical Description
The CM106 is constructed with individually adjusted legs that allow installation over uneven terrain. Height of the mast is 2.1 m (7 ft), or 3 m (10 ft) with the mast extended.
The CM106 includes lightning and grounding rods, grounding cables, UV resistant cable ties, and stakes for securing the tripod feet to the ground. An optional guy kit is recommended for sites that may experience high wind speeds. (See Allowable Wind Speeds in the Specifications.) Instrument enclosures can be purchased with mounting brackets that attach to either the mast or leg base.
The CM106 can be used for a variety of applications. For meteorological stations, sensors are mounted to the tripod using mounting brackets appropriate for the model of sensor. For nonmeteorological applications, the tripod can be used to mount instrument enclosures, solar panels, junction boxes, or antennas.
| The CM106 replaced the CM6 and CM10 tripods. Improvements over the CM6/CM10 include using galvanized tubing instead of galvanized pipe which weighs less, and the ability to mount our enclosures on the CM106 leg base. |
Benefits
- Support for meteorological sensors, hydrological sensors, sensor mounts, solar panels, environmental enclosures
- Portable instrument mount
- Lightning and grounding rods, grounding cables, grounding cable clamps, ground stakes, and UV-resistant cable ties included
- Enclosures can be mounted on tripod leg, as well as mast
Specifications
- Vertical Load Limit
- 45 kg
(100 lb)
- Leveling Adjustment
- Slide collars on each leg adjust individually.
- Maximum Slope Angle
- 22° or 40% grade
(Maximum slope angle assumes that the leg clamp pins are engaged in the holes under the legs, and that one leg points downhill while the other two legs point uphill.)
- Leg Base
- 10.16 x 12.7 cm with four 1.58 cm hole for stakes
(4 x 5 in. with four 0.62 in. holes for stakes)
- Base Diameter
- 2.8 m
(9.3 ft)
- Main Lower Mast Outer Diameter
- 48 mm
(1.90 in.)
- Retractable Upper Mast Outer Diameter
- 44 mm
(1.74 in.)
- Weight with Mast
- 18 kg
(40 lb)
Measurement Height
- Upper Mast Retracted
- 2.1 m
(7 ft)
- Upper Mast Extended
- 3 m
(10 ft)
Maximum Allowable Sustained Wind
- -NOTE-
- Allowable sustained wind and wind gust values assume the following:
14 x 16 in. enclosure at mast base10.5 x 16.5 in. solar panel at mast baseCrossarm and sensors (1.4 ft2 projected area) at mast topAdequate ground anchors (stakes can pull out at lower wind speeds)
- Mast Extended
- 29 m/s
(65 mph) unguyed
45 m/s(100 mph) guyed
- Mast Retracted
- 36 m/s
(80 mph) unguyed
51 m/s(115 mph) guyed
Maximum Allowable Wind Gust
- -NOTE-
- Allowable sustained wind and wind gust values assume the following:
14 x 16 in. enclosure at mast base10.5 x 16.5 in. solar panel at mast baseCrossarm and sensors (1.4 ft2 projected area) at mast topAdequate ground anchors (stakes can pull out at lower wind speeds)
- Mast Extended
- 38 m/s
(84 mph) unguyed
58 m/s(130 mph) guyed
- Mast Retracted
- 46 m/s
(104 mph) unguyed
67 m/s(150 mph) guyed
Other Accessories
(4)CM202
2 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
The CM202 is a 2-ft crossarm that provides a rugged, weather-resistant sensor mount for one sensor (typically).
OrderableCM203
3 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
The CM203 is a 3-ft crossarm that provides a rugged, weather-resistant sensor mount for one sensor (typically).
OrderableCM204
4 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
The CM204 is a 4-ft crossarm that provides a rugged, weather-resistant sensor mount for one or two sensors.
OrderableCM206
6 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
The CM206 is a 6-ft crossarm that provides a rugged, weather-resistant sensor mount for one or two sensors.
Orderable
Compatibility
Enclosure Brackets
Mast
The “-MM” mount option for our environmental enclosures is intended for mounting the enclosure to a tripod's mast. An enclosure ordered with this option will be shipped with a three-piece bracket mounted to the top of the enclosure and an identical three-piece bracket mounted to the bottom of the enclosure.
Leg Base
All of our standard enclosures (including the ENC16/18) can be mounted to the CM106's leg base. The "-LM" mount option for our environmental enclosures allows the enclosure to be attached to the leg base of the CM106. This option includes a metal flange, two brackets, and a 2.5" u-bolt. The brackets attach to the right and left side of the enclosure, and the flange attaches to the tripod near the mast. The flange fits into a notch in one of the brackets, and the other bracket connects to a tripod leg via the u-bolt.
Compatible Products
(6)CM202
2 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
OrderableNotes—CM202SS
2 ft Stainless-Steel Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
OrderableNotes—CM203
3 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
OrderableNotes—CM204
4 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
OrderableNotes—CM204SS
4 ft Stainless-Steel Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
OrderableNotes—CM206
6 ft Crossarm with One CM210 Mounting Kit
OrderableNotes—
Related Resources
Services Available
- Repair
- No
- Calibration
- No
- Free Support
- No