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Cooper OVZ 175 Watt Mercury Vapor
I got this Cooper OVZ on ebay for christmas. I had been wanting a mercury vapor cobrahead for a long time and when i saw this i couldnt pass it up.
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Cooper OVZ 175 Watt Mercury Vapor

I got this Cooper OVZ on ebay for christmas. I had been wanting a mercury vapor cobrahead for a long time and when i saw this i couldnt pass it up.

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Filename:Cooper_OVZ_001.JPG
Album name:HPSM250R2 / My Streetlights
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:Cooper Lighting, 2006
Model Number:OVZ
Wattage:175
Lamp Type:Mercury Vapor
Filesize:285 KiB
Date added:Jan 10, 2012
Dimensions:1600 x 1200 pixels
Displayed:240 times
Color Space:sRGB
DateTime Original:2012:01:07 11:30:07
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Mode:0
Exposure Time:1/20 sec
FNumber:f/2.8
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:5 mm
ISO:800
Make:Canon
Max Aperture:f/2.8
Model:Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=10294
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TiCoune66   [Jan 10, 2012 at 01:07 AM]
Getting our first mercury vapour fixture is always a very special moment Cool

And welcome to Gallery of Lights!
streetlight98   [Jan 10, 2012 at 01:10 AM]
Yes. Nice Light! Very Happy Welcome to the GoL!
LilCinnamon   [Jan 10, 2012 at 01:11 AM]
Does the seller still have some of these? What's the link?
HPSM250R2   [Jan 10, 2012 at 01:30 AM]
Yeah he should have more. I think he said they had 5 of these when i bought them, and i bought 2 so he might still have 3. These were listed on ebay but he let me buy them outside of ebay since i dont have a paypal account. It was easier for me to make the purchase with him over the phone and just send a money order. He had other mercury vapor lights listed too like a M250R2, and a G.E. 201SA NEMA head, along with some others too. If you want to buy some let me know and i can call him and see when he will be re-listing them. Very Happy
LilCinnamon   [Jan 10, 2012 at 01:41 AM]
How much was it?
HPSM250R2   [Jan 10, 2012 at 03:44 AM]
@LilCinnamon, The bidding started at 100 dollars but since i dont have a paypal account, i purchased it from the seller over the phone and sent him a money order. He sold them to me at the starting bid price, 100 dollars. And i bought 2 of them, since mercury vapor is so hard to find.
joe_347V   [Jan 10, 2012 at 03:46 AM]
Nice light! and welcome to GoL! It looks like your light has a glass refractor too. Cool
HPSM250R2   [Jan 10, 2012 at 03:51 AM]
Yes it does. There are some places where the glass chips off i noticed. Probably just shipping damage.
mercuryvaporrocks   [Jan 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM]
Very nice light, I got a 250 watt HPS version of this light for Christmas.
LilCinnamon   [Jan 10, 2012 at 12:45 PM]
I got the 250 watt version of this with my graduation money from the same seller.

Most of the lights in my collection are used, not new. Do you have any used cobraheads in your collection?
Silverliner14B   [Jan 10, 2012 at 01:42 PM]
Welcome to GoL! Very cool you got a nice mercury vapor street light, mercs are my favorite.
HPSM250R2   [Jan 10, 2012 at 01:43 PM]
I believe i saw those exact 250 watt OVZ's on ebay. I almost got that one. But when I found this mercury vapor OVZ, I could not pass up the chance of getting a MV cobrahead Very Happy
mercuryvaporrocks   [Jan 10, 2012 at 02:35 PM]
I have an older OVZ from 2002 that was new in the box from ebay that was originally 100 watt HPS but I converted it to 175 watt MV using a 175 watt metal halide ballast.
LilCinnamon   [Jan 10, 2012 at 02:37 PM]
The HPS One was cheaper but You did a good choice. xD

Can you take a pic of this open?
gailgrove   [Jan 10, 2012 at 04:06 PM]
Nice! Do you have any vintage lights yet?
HPSM250R2   [Jan 11, 2012 at 03:37 AM]
gailgrove, No not yet. I saw a westinghouse cobrahead on ebay a few weeks ago i wanted soooooo bad. But i had just bought the OVZs. Next time I see a westinghouse cobrahead on ebay, ill probably try to get it cause i really want one.
xmaslightguy   [Mar 09, 2012 at 01:30 AM]
Nice find.
I've always preferred the color of MV over HPS...

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