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Westinghouse OV-14B! The best find in my vacation in Florida! Who thought a modern state like Florida would have something old like this? Keywords: American_Streetlights

Westinghouse OV-14B!

The best find in my vacation in Florida! Who thought a modern state like Florida would have something old like this?

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File information
Filename:PB140033.JPG
Album name:Silverliner14B / street lights outside california
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:Westinghouse
Model Number:OV-14B
Wattage:175w or 250w
Lamp Type:Mercury Vapor
Filesize:241 KiB
Date added:Jan 27, 2010
Dimensions:1000 x 750 pixels
Displayed:320 times
Color Space:sRGB
Contrast:0
DateTime Original:2002:11:14 14:47:15
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Mode:0
Exposure Program:Program Creative
Exposure Time:1/400 sec
FNumber:f/4
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:59 mm
ISO:64
Light Source:Unknown: 0
Make:Olympus Optical Co.,ltd
Max Aperture:f/3.5
Model:C730UZ
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=471
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Form109   [Jan 28, 2010 at 05:59 AM]
is the Top Section of the Fixture the Same Size as an OV-25?
GullWhiz   [Jan 28, 2010 at 07:32 AM]
same length but narrower....i own one
Silverliner14B   [Jan 28, 2010 at 03:34 PM]
These fixtures are also HEAVY! I own one too so I know this LOL.
Form109   [Jun 09, 2010 at 06:58 PM]
is the OV-14B the Predecessor to the OV-15?...or were they Introduced at the same time with the OV-14B Being Discontinued much Earlier?
mercuryvaporrocks   [Jun 09, 2010 at 07:56 PM]
Wow! I haven't even seen these in my area even except for the Westinghouse OV-12's.
Silverliner14B   [Jun 09, 2010 at 10:00 PM]
The OV-14B predated both the OV-12 and OV-15, however they were made in Canada longer than in the USA.
GullWhiz   [Jun 10, 2010 at 03:50 AM]
Yeah, I have one too...both mine and Dave's dates to 1957.....There was three of them in service near me just roughly 5 miles away from me....until recently...now there is only 2 of them left near me....one disappeared, replaced with a GE M-250R2 HPS with sag lens...I wonder what happened......hopefully a case of a hungry lineman collector
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those OV-14B are pretty much the VERY first low wattage cobraheads ever made!
Form109   [Jun 10, 2010 at 03:54 AM]
Jace you say your has a Monsterous Ballast in it...does Dave's have that Huge Ballast too?
GullWhiz   [Jun 10, 2010 at 04:02 AM]
yep same ballast....in fact it came from me and my friend...we both gave it to Dave
Silverliner14B   [Jun 10, 2010 at 04:12 AM]
Ours don't have PC sockets, otherwise they are like this one.
GullWhiz   [Jun 10, 2010 at 04:14 AM]
While I had 3 of them in my house.....one of them had slightly different design....such as different bolts, and the "Westinghouse Type OV-14B" had a different style font....
Silverliner14B   [Jul 26, 2010 at 10:01 PM]
UPDATE: I saw this OV14B lit up last night. Still works, but it will need a new bulb before long, the /DX mercury bulb is slightly dimmed. Appears to be 175w just like mine. Fortunately Progress Energy Florida appears to still maintain mercs, even though they are relatively few in number.
gailgrove   [Aug 03, 2010 at 03:08 PM]
Cool find, you should post a picture of your collection Very Happy
LilCinnamon   [Nov 25, 2011 at 10:34 PM]
This actually looks like it has a Cooper Plastic Refractor, so yeah it is still maintained. xD
Silverliner14B   [Nov 25, 2011 at 10:37 PM]
No, a Copper refractor will not fit, this shares an unique design with the OV-10 and OV-12.
streetlight98   [Nov 26, 2011 at 01:58 AM]
Yep. This is a glass lens identical to my OV10's lens. Very small optical system, but a ED37 lamp can be crammed in there...
Silverliner14B   [Jun 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM]
NEWS: I'm in Florida as I type this. It's still there!
streetlight98   [Jun 03, 2015 at 12:16 AM]
Sweet! Unfortunately, I've noticed some OV-10IBs start disappearing, falling to 100W HPS M-250R2s as the 175W MV lamps dim out.
Silverliner14B   [Jun 03, 2015 at 06:03 PM]
Thats a bummer really. Here in the sunshine state, I'm seeing lots of those square concrete poles you talked about, lol.
HPSM250R2   [Mar 28, 2019 at 11:34 AM]
Is this OV-14B still there? What city is it in? I live in the Fort Myers area.

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