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Crouse Hinds OV-15 missing door On the pier at Mare Island, every single one was missing its door. I guess they all fell off in the wind? Or maybe someone wanted the glass & metal? Keywords: American_Streetlights

Crouse Hinds OV-15 missing door

On the pier at Mare Island, every single one was missing its door. I guess they all fell off in the wind? Or maybe someone wanted the glass & metal?

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Album name:vaporeyes / Street/area utility lighting
Keywords:American_Streetlights
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streetlight98   [Jul 05, 2011 at 05:41 PM]
Possible, those latches don't look thaty hold the door well.
GullWhiz   [Jul 05, 2011 at 08:00 PM]
Actually they do hold well...I have NEVER seen one missing a door around here....They use the exact same or similar latch as the OV-15 Tudors, OV-25 tudors, OVM, OVS, and OVD as far as I know!!!

So I am actually SURPRISED on this situation! Shocked
streetlight98   [Jul 06, 2011 at 02:16 PM]
Really? I've seen plenty of blown off doors. Not with the Westie or C-H ones, but definetly on the OVZ. The others not so much, but I do see some other cooper lights on occasion.
GullWhiz   [Jul 06, 2011 at 03:38 PM]
Oh yeah it's more for the newer ones but not because of the latch...but because of the hinges...they break easily....but this fixture on the picture....those don't really lose doors from what I've seen...we got tons of those for MD state lighting
vaporeyes   [Aug 09, 2011 at 04:44 AM]
Yeah, I can't figure this one out. I played around with mine and the door doesn't come off that easily. I keep thinking some removed those doors on purpose...but why?
streetlight98   [Sep 30, 2012 at 09:19 PM]
It's possible they removed the door on this to show it needs replacement. The lamp looks like it doesn't work. On the other hand, that's unlikely since that dirt baked on the the reflector tells me the door was off while the lamp was working (unless the refractor was missing before the door was removed/fell off).
NiMo   [Sep 30, 2012 at 11:29 PM]
NYSEG removes the door, P-cell, and lamp from fixtures that need to be replaced.
streetlight98   [Oct 01, 2012 at 01:36 AM]
Here NGrid just leaves the light alone until they repalce it. Seems to be the most logical in my opinion. I mean, why take two trips up the pole when it can be done in one? Neutral If they're going to remove parts from the light, you'd think they'd simply replace the light!
mercuryvaporrocks   [Oct 01, 2012 at 01:50 AM]
Allegheny Power did this to a Cooper Lighting OVL, they removed the door, lamp, and photocell a day before they installed a new street light.
joe_347V   [Oct 01, 2012 at 02:33 AM]
Over here they just replace a light once they find out it's dead.

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