CM106BK
CM106BK
OrderableCM106B Tripod Kit
Overview
The CM106BK Tripod Kit contains the hardware necessary to construct a 3 m (10 ft) tripod. It is designed to save shipping cost by having the customer obtain steel pipe and a grounding rod locally. The kit contains the parts to assemble the pipes into a tripod, including feet, joints, bolts and nuts, lightning rod, and other parts. The customer obtains lengths of steel pipe and a copper ground rod from a local supply house. The CM106BK is primarily intended for overseas shipments.
Technical Description
The following parts are included with the CM106BK kit. The quantity of each part is indicated in parentheses.
- 29762 Tripod Foot (3)
- 29763 Leg Clamp Base (3)
- 29764 Tripod Body (3)
- 19308 Spacer (6)
- 5449 Ground Lug (2)
- 23 Nut (6)
- 19102 5/16-18 x .75 Screw (3)
- 30253 5/16-18 x 1.00 Screw (3)
- 4365 5/16 Flat Washer (3)
- 29844 Leg Clamp (3)
- 29845 Leg Clamp with Weld Nut (3)
- 850 Lightning Rod (1)
- 17589 Lightning Rod Clamp Assembly (1)
- 19175 5/16-18 x 2.25 Screw (6)
- 18126 5/16-18 Nut (6)
- 4366 5/16 Lock Washer (6)
- 19102 5/16-18 x .750 Screw (3)
- 27002 5/16-18 x 2.00 Screw (12)
- 4904 5/16-18 Lock Nut (12)
Customers need to purchase the following pipes:
- Mast—(1) DN 40 mm (1 1/2 in. NPS) steel pipe with 181.61 cm (71.5 in) length
- Legs—(3) DN 25 mm (1 in. NPS) steel pipes with 179.07 cm (70.5 in) length
- Leg Braces—(3) DN 25 mm (1 in. NPS) steel pipes with 119.38 cm (47 in) length
Specifications
- Vertical Load Limit
- 200 kg
(440 lb)
- Leveling Adjustment
- Slide collars on each leg adjust individually.
- Maximum Slope Angle
- 45° or 100% grade
- Measurement Height
- 2.1 to 2.8 m
(7 to 9.3 ft) with upper mast retracted
- Measurement Height
- 3 to 3.7 m
(10 to 12.3 ft) with upper mast extended
- Leg Base
- 11.43 x 13.97 cm
(4.5 x 5.5 in.) with four 1.58 cm (0.62 in.) holes for stakes
- Main Lower Mast Outer Diameter
- 48 mm
(1.90 in.)
- Retractable Upper Mast Outer Diameter
- 44 mm
(1.74 in.)
- Base Diameter
- 2.7 to 3.5 m
(8.7 to 11.5 ft)
- Weight
- 24.5 kg
(54 lb) with mast
Maximum Allowable Sustained Wind
- -NOTE-
- Allowable sustained wind and wind gust values assume the following:
Sensors (effective area = 1.4 ft2) at top of mastSolar panel (10.5 in. x 16.5 in.) at mast baseEnclosure (14 in. x 16 in.) mounted to legGuy wires attached to mast at 3.8 ft above tripod bodyAdequate ground anchors (stakes alone may not resist foot vertical pullout force)
- Mast Extended
- 28 m/s
(62 mph) unguyed
- Mast Extended
- 45 m/s
(102 mph) guyed
- Mast Retracted
- 36 m/s
(80 mph) unguyed
- Mast Retracted
- 55 m/s
(122 mph) guyed
Maximum Allowable Wind Gust
- -NOTE-
- Allowable sustained wind and wind gust values assume the following:
Sensors (effective area = 1.4 ft2) at top of mastSolar panel (10.5 in. x 16.5 in.) at mast baseEnclosure (14 in. x 16 in.) mounted to legGuy wires attached to mast at 3.8 ft above tripod bodyAdequate ground anchors (stakes alone may not resist foot vertical pullout force)
- Mast Extended
- 36 m/s
(81 mph) unguyed
- Mast Extended
- 59 m/s
(132 mph) guyed
- Mast Retracted
- 46 m/s
(104 mph) unguyed
- Mast Retracted
- 71 m/s
(159 mph) guyed

