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OV-15 Opened up. Tiny GE lamp in it, and the ballast and all that stuff. It was VERY dirty when I got it, so I just took it apart got some water and cleaned it all off. Keywords: American_Streetlights

OV-15 Opened up.

Tiny GE lamp in it, and the ballast and all that stuff.

It was VERY dirty when I got it, so I just took it apart got some water and cleaned it all off.

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Filename:DSCN3734.jpg
Album name:Lil'Cinnamon / Westinghouse OV-15
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:Westinghouse
Model Number:OV-15
Wattage:100w
Lamp Type:Mercury Vapor.
Filesize:200 KiB
Date added:Apr 19, 2011
Dimensions:1000 x 750 pixels
Displayed:102 times
Color Space:sRGB
Contrast:0
DateTime Original:2011:04:19 14:42:35
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Mode:0
Exposure Program:Program
Exposure Time:1/25 sec
FNumber:f/2.9
Flash:Compulsory Flash
Focal length:6 mm
ISO:400
Light Source:Unknown: 0
Make:Nikon
Max Aperture:f/2.7
Model:COOLPIX S620
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GullWhiz   [Apr 19, 2011 at 11:10 PM]
No it wasn't really THAT dirty....I've seen worse....the OV-15s from the 70s like the one here generally are one of the cleanest!
LilCinnamon   [Apr 19, 2011 at 11:14 PM]
It still was much dirtier than it is now.
joe_347V   [Apr 20, 2011 at 06:17 AM]
Looks a lot cleaner than my R47 which came with a free bird's nest.
LilCinnamon   [Apr 20, 2011 at 06:28 AM]
There were feathers in this when I first opened it, Lots of them, but no nest though.
FGS   [Apr 20, 2011 at 03:41 PM]
I think those were seagull feathers. Razz Laughing
mercuryvaporrocks   [Apr 20, 2011 at 07:53 PM]
My 250 watt MV OV-15 is still pretty clean after 30 years of service.
gailgrove   [Apr 20, 2011 at 08:17 PM]
Nice Cool
LilCinnamon   [Apr 20, 2011 at 09:15 PM]
I want to restore this thing, What are the ways to make it look as good as new?
gailgrove   [Apr 20, 2011 at 09:54 PM]
It does look like new in my opinion, but I guess repainting it would make it as new looking as possible.
LilCinnamon   [Apr 20, 2011 at 10:06 PM]
This pic makes it look cleaner than it is. xD There is still lots of dirt in it the top and bottom are yeah. And there is LOTS of rust in places. Like in the door hinge.
gailgrove   [Apr 20, 2011 at 10:07 PM]
Just sand the corrosion.
joe_347V   [Apr 21, 2011 at 03:54 AM]
I guess since he said he's sandblasting it in his other pic, it'll be all nice and clean after.
LilCinnamon   [Apr 21, 2011 at 04:05 AM]
Do the photocell sockets come off of these things?
FGS   [Apr 21, 2011 at 04:28 AM]
They can be removed by unscrewing two screws next to the receptacle on the top side.

The black ring can then be removed and the receptacle goes next. Nothing to it really.
LilCinnamon   [Apr 21, 2011 at 05:40 AM]
I just got it off, thanks! The rust must have made it stick on there, just took a bit of fidgeting to get it off.

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