The doors on cobraheads are usually easier to get off when they are facing down. On my OV-25, the door has to be swung almost all the way back (toward the pole and parallel to the ground, with the lens facing toward the sky, if it were mounted,) to allow it to be removed from the hinge. I presume this was to keep the heavy door & lens from falling to the ground should it become unlatched and swing open. These are BIG, heavy luminaires compared to what's installed nowadays.
@Ian I weighed my B2255 it's around 40 lbs with a replacement 250w MV/MH ballast, and I think the original ballast was roughly the same. They also came with 400w and 1kW ballasts so I imagine those would be a lot heavier.
I somehow doubt that, the 125s that I have weigh nowhere near as much as my OV-25. As for the OV-25 vs B2255 I would say they weigh close to the same, though the B2255 does weigh a bit more, it also depends greatly on the ballast and since my 250 B2255 has a replacement ballast it weighs less than it would of with the original ballast, the OV-25 still has its original ballast.
And the refractor on this in this picture is the OVM one.
I am glad this OV-25 is in good shape, was surprised to find one. Well two actually.
I am going to trade the other OV-25 for a fixture I want and I still need a refractor for this one...
This fixture probably weighs the same as my OV-14B from 1957
The only person who has BOTH in his collection is Niall. xD He can compare.