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No Sleeping on the Job!
Here's a Cooper OV 25 that the line crew took down when they were replaceing the old power poles with some new taller ones. I guess they're going to put it back up on the new pole but the crews [url=http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6231]have suprised me before.[/url]

[b]Closeup of the OV 25:[/b]
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Keywords: American_Streetlights

No Sleeping on the Job!

Here's a Cooper OV 25 that the line crew took down when they were replaceing the old power poles with some new taller ones. I guess they're going to put it back up on the new pole but the crews have suprised me before.

Closeup of the OV 25:

Click to enlarge

Streetview of when it was still on the pole

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File information
Filename:P8062374_S.JPG
Album name:joe_347V / Toronto Area Streetlights
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:Cooper Lighting
Model Number:OV 25
Wattage:200 or 250w
Lamp Type:High Pressure Sodium
Filesize:395 KiB
Date added:Aug 09, 2011
Dimensions:1600 x 1200 pixels
Displayed:359 times
Color Space:sRGB
Contrast:0
DateTime Original:2011:08:06 10:59:01
Exposure Bias:0.3 EV
Exposure Mode:1
Exposure Program:Program
Exposure Time:1/160 sec
FNumber:f/4.4
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:14.3 mm
ISO:100
Light Source:Flash
Make:Olympus Imaging Corp.
Max Aperture:f/3.5
Model:SP600UZ
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=7809
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joe_347V   [Aug 13, 2011 at 01:59 AM]
Yeah the Canadian Westy OV 25s have a blunt end and the PC more centered.
streetlight98   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:01 AM]
hinges appear to be Cooperized too if i see correctly. Are these special order or something? I wish these were sold here.
joe_347V   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:05 AM]
The Canadian OV 25s look like they have a different hinge design.
gailgrove   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:05 AM]
They must be special order as they aren't on the Cooper website, from what I have seen on here and LG FCO Cooper OV-25 seem to be fairly common in Texas.
GullWhiz   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:07 AM]
Yes I noticed Canada Silverliners have different hidges....the USA ones seem stronger...and somewhat nicer design...but again the ones you pointed at could be a newer 80s version? The hinges look similar to the L-150s and L-250s which are the newer Westy Stuff
streetlight98   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:13 AM]
Wonde if these come in hammered silver of if Cooper is too lazy. I know Canada like no paint so i guess we won't find out.
gailgrove   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:20 AM]
Only if you custom order it, Coopers standards finishes for all of their lights are grey, black, bronze, white and bare aluminum.
joe_347V   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:40 AM]
I believe the OV 25 I linked to was from the late 70s when the freeway near it was built.

I've noticed that the Canadian Westy OV 15s look very similar to the American ones aside from the unipainted body.
streetlight98   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:43 AM]
cooper seems to only pic on the medium fixtures. The OVZ still resembles the L150if you think long enough but the OVD???
gailgrove   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:45 AM]
Flattened OVM?
streetlight98   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:49 AM]
the only thing the same is the refractor.
gailgrove   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:50 AM]
The size looks to be the same too.
streetlight98   [Aug 13, 2011 at 02:05 PM]
Maybe, but the resemblence definetly isn't obvious.
LilCinnamon   [Oct 30, 2011 at 05:42 AM]
The OVH is like a smaller version of the OVF. Or the OVG is a smaller version of the OVD/Y I think that's the point why the OVG and OVH were made, to match the OVD, OVF, and OVF better. Especially since both have flattened 90 degree angles.
gailgrove   [Jan 10, 2012 at 10:27 PM]
I would assume this has been put back up by now?
Form109   [Jan 12, 2012 at 06:23 AM]
yeah...what happened to this joe?
joe_347V   [Jan 12, 2012 at 06:28 AM]
Hmm not sure, it might have gotten put back up.
LilCinnamon   [Feb 06, 2012 at 12:47 PM]
Why did Cooper keep making this design OV-25 housing? I don't think they ever DISCONTINUED it, just in 1979 the 3rd generation OV-25 was redesigned and continued only in Canada while the US got the 4th generation OV-25. (Otherwise known as L-250) Before Cooper bought out Westinghouse.

I just wonder why did they continue the OV-25 housing on special order?
streetlight98   [Feb 06, 2012 at 10:14 PM]
Are you asking why they used this version over the boxy L-150 and L-250? That's a good question. I personally like the L-250 over the blunt nose OV-25. I like the 70's OV25 best though. As for the OV15 and L-150, I like both.
joe_347V   [Feb 06, 2012 at 11:30 PM]
Eh I like ol' blunt nose better than those L series lights. Razz

I guess this design is like a 4th gen Canadian OV 25 since we never got the L series.

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