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May 1st, 2023

As part of our product line simplification initiatives, Marathon Special Products will be discontinuing the following products:

  • Marking Strips & Insulator Strips Made from GEE material.
  • Marking Strips with printing styles other than 01A or 01X.
  • Individual insulator strips with no Marking area. Only MS’s are to be sold going forward.

This affects all active and existing parts noted in the tables below. This product discontinuance is due to the low use of these options, that are all functionally covered by the remaining marking strip options which also provide insulation.

This change is effective 8/31/23. Your internal specifications and/or agency files may need to be updated to reflect this. All last time buys must be in hand by May 31st 2023.

The alternatives listed below are form and fit alternatives. Some will have slight dimensional changes and/or printing differences, although the printed terminal ID will still match the number in almost all cases. If there is a change in printing on each terminal, that may alter the function.

Products and Reccomended Alternatives

Marking Strip Numbers (MS)
Catalog Number Form/Fit Alternative:
MS 621 XP 07 01A 0-6 MS 621 XP 07 01X
MS 621 XP 10 01A 0-9 MS 621 XP 10 01X
MS 670 XP 06 01A 7-12 MS 670 XP 06 01X
MS 670 XP 07 01A 8-14 MS 670 XP 07 01X
MS 670 XP 07 01A 8-14 MS 670 XP 07 01X
MS 603 XP 08 04C 9-16 MS 603 XP 08 01X
MS 671 XP 08 01A 9-16 MS 671 XP 08 01X
MS 602 XP 05 01A 18-22 MS 602 XP 05 01X
MS 601 XP 12 01A 13-24 MS 601 XP 12 01X
MS 603 GEE 10 71913 25 MS 603 GME 10 01X
MS 672 XP 08 07C 19-26 MS 672 XP 08 01X
MS 602 XP 05 01A 26-30 MS 602 XP 05 01X
MS 602 XP 05 01A 27-31 MS 602 XP 05 01X
MS 602 XP 06 01A 27-32 MS 602 XP 06 01X
MS 670 XP 16 01A 17-32 MS 670 XP 16 01X
MS 670 GME 24 01A 25-48 MS 670 GME 24 01X
MS 670 XP 16 01A 33-48 MS 670 XP 16 01X
MS 670 GME 30 01A 31-60 MS 670 GME 30 01X
MS 670 GME 24 01A 49-72 MS 670 GME 24 01X
MS 670 GME 12 01A 73-84 MS 670 GME 12 01X
MS 601 GEE 03 042883 MS 601 GME 03 01X
MS 601 GEE 04 042883 MS 601 GME 04 01X
MS 621 XP 20 72293 MS 621 XP 20 01X
MS 603 XP 08 73695 MS 603 XP 08 01X
MS 602 XP 16 74682 MS 602 XP 16 01X
MS 670 XP 09 74714 MS 670 XP 09 01X
MS 670 XP 09 74715 MS 670 XP 09 01X
MS 671 XP 07 74726 MS 671 XP 07 01X
MS 601 XP 05 74755 MS 601 XP 05 01X
MS 671 XP 08 74949 MS 671 XP 08 01X
MS 599 GEE 08 01A MS 599 GME 08 01A
MS 601 GEE 03 01A MS 601 GME 03 01A
MS 601 GEE 04 01A MS 601 GME 04 01A
MS 601 GEE 08 01A MS 601 GME 08 01A
MS 601 GEE 14 01A MS 601 GME 14 01A
MS 601 GEE 16 01A MS 601 GME 16 01A
MS 603 GEE 04 01A MS 603 GME 04 01A
MS 670 GEE 06 01A MS 670 GME 06 01A
MS 670 GEE 08 01A MS 670 GME 08 01A
MS 670 GEE 20 01A MS 670 GME 20 01A
Marking Strip Numbers (MS)
Catalog Number Form/Fit Alternative:
MS 672 GEE 16 01A MS 672 GME 16 01A
MS 812 GEE 04 01A MS 812 GME 04 01A
MS 601 GEE 04 01B MS 601 GME 04 01A
MS 602 XP 05 01B MS 602 XP 05 01A
MS 670 XP 03 01B MS 670 XP 03 01A
MS 670 XP 12 01B MS 670 XP 12 01A
MS 670 XP 14 01B MS 670 XP 14 01A
MS 400 XP 04 01C MS 400 XP 04 01A
MS 602 XP 24 01C MS 602 XP 24 01A
MS 671 XP 06 01C MS 671 XP 06 01A
MS 671 XP 09 01C MS 671 XP 09 01A
MS 699 XP 04 01C MS 699 XP 04 01A
MS 699 XP 06 01C MS 699 XP 06 01A
MS 600 XP Y 03 02A MS 600 XP Y 03 01A
MS 600 XP Y 08 02A MS 600 XP Y 08 01A
MS 603 XP Y 03 02A MS 603 XP Y 03 01A
MS 601 XP Y 10 03A MS 601 XP Y 10 01A
MS 599 XP 08 04A MS 599 XP 08 01A
MS 601 XP 10 04A MS 601 XP 10 01A
MS 601 XP 20 04A MS 601 XP 20 01A
MS 602 XP 14 04A MS 602 XP 14 01A
MS 602 XP 20 04A MS 602 XP 20 01A
MS 604 XP 06 04A MS 604 XP 06 01A
MS 671 XP 15 04A MS 671 XP 15 01A
MS 671 XP 20 04A MS 671 XP 20 01A
MS 671 XP 24 04A MS 671 XP 24 01A
MS 672 XP 04 04A MS 672 XP 04 01A
MS 672 XP 08 04A MS 672 XP 08 01A
MS 672 XP 14 04A MS 672 XP 14 01A
MS 699 XP 04 04A MS 699 XP 04 01A
MS 812 XP 04 04A MS 812 XP 04 01A
MS 601 GME 02 04C MS 601 GME 02 01A
MS 602 XP 12 04C MS 602 XP 20 01A
MS 602 XP 24 04C MS 602 XP 24 01A
MS 603 XP 07 04C MS 603 XP 07 01A
MS 603 XP 10 04C MS 603 XP 10 01A
MS 670 XP 15 04C MS 670 XP 15 01A
MS 670 XP 20 04C MS 670 XP 20 01A
MS 671 XP 02 04C MS 671 XP 02 01A
MS 671 XP 08 04C MS 671 XP 08 01A
Insulator Strip Numbers (IS)
Catalog Number Form/Fit Alternative:
IS 603 GEE 01 MS 603 GEE 01

Please feel free to email or call with any questions regarding this product modification.

See official product obsolescence notification here:May 2023 - Marathon Special Products to discontinue Marking and Insulator Strip material and printing styles.

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