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Two Glass Refractors.
Right: Cooper OVZ Glass refractor from my OVZ on ebay.

Left: Refractor I got yesterday, dunno what fixture it was from, has a couple chips in it, and now is gonna be my OV-15 glass refractor.

So... How I got the second refractor...

Today, I went around places. I went to Graybar and talked with a guy there and asked where they would salvage or give away old streetlights. He suggested WL contractors, so I went to their place, and there was a yard. I talked to the guy at the yard and he let me look around it. There were TONS Of traffic signals, even the ones that were in the pile I found at evergreen! (the pile in evergreen is now gone and located at the WL contractors yard.) And I looked around more, then I spotted a pile of cobrahead streetlights. It has a Crouse Hinds or Westinghouse TUDOR, which I was surprised to see,  had a "25" NEMA tag on it, I should of took some pics but I didn't.

There was that Tudor, an Crouse Hinds OVM with a glass drop lens, I presume it was from the Arapahoe and Parker road intersection, as that was the only place I saw a Crouse Hinds OVM Drop lens, plus they were working on that intersection last time I Was there, but who knows, it could of come from anywhere.

So, Tudor, Crouse HInds OVM, some 113's, some M-400 A1 FCO's, M-400 R2, and much more.

On the concrete barrier next to the cobrahead pile there was laying this refractor. I spot it and was like OH! I need that.) 

The guy that was there wasn't sure about giving away the cobraheads, so he told me to come back Monday to see if I can snag some of these lights. I hope I can! But the guy said I could take the refractor, since it was just a small thing, so now I have the refractor and am using it for my OV-15 since that had no refractor.

Yay!
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Two Glass Refractors.

Right: Cooper OVZ Glass refractor from my OVZ on ebay.

Left: Refractor I got yesterday, dunno what fixture it was from, has a couple chips in it, and now is gonna be my OV-15 glass refractor.

So... How I got the second refractor...

Today, I went around places. I went to Graybar and talked with a guy there and asked where they would salvage or give away old streetlights. He suggested WL contractors, so I went to their place, and there was a yard. I talked to the guy at the yard and he let me look around it. There were TONS Of traffic signals, even the ones that were in the pile I found at evergreen! (the pile in evergreen is now gone and located at the WL contractors yard.) And I looked around more, then I spotted a pile of cobrahead streetlights. It has a Crouse Hinds or Westinghouse TUDOR, which I was surprised to see, had a "25" NEMA tag on it, I should of took some pics but I didn't.

There was that Tudor, an Crouse Hinds OVM with a glass drop lens, I presume it was from the Arapahoe and Parker road intersection, as that was the only place I saw a Crouse Hinds OVM Drop lens, plus they were working on that intersection last time I Was there, but who knows, it could of come from anywhere.

So, Tudor, Crouse HInds OVM, some 113's, some M-400 A1 FCO's, M-400 R2, and much more.

On the concrete barrier next to the cobrahead pile there was laying this refractor. I spot it and was like OH! I need that.)

The guy that was there wasn't sure about giving away the cobraheads, so he told me to come back Monday to see if I can snag some of these lights. I hope I can! But the guy said I could take the refractor, since it was just a small thing, so now I have the refractor and am using it for my OV-15 since that had no refractor.

Yay!

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GullWhiz   [Oct 15, 2011 at 11:57 PM]
Sounds like the Tudor is worth taking! I have one.......to find out who made it...look inside if theres a tag or logo in it...
LilCinnamon   [Oct 16, 2011 at 12:29 AM]
Well I plan to go by there monday and hopefully snag it! I might load up the car with a bunch if I am able to take them all.
GullWhiz   [Oct 16, 2011 at 12:36 AM]
slow down man...you may look bad if you take ALL....keep it slow....know what I am saying....ill suggest the Tudor since they are kinda scarce in the USA and this world LOL....not too rare though....but there's less Tudors than OV-15 Silverliners in here!

The Tudors here are HPS and MV
joe_347V   [Oct 16, 2011 at 02:35 AM]
I would see if you can get the Tudor, I've never even seen one of those here.
LilCinnamon   [Oct 16, 2011 at 03:09 AM]
I have never seen a Tudor in use here either! I dunno where it came from. I hope I can get it. I can't wait for monday now so I can snag it!

I wasn't gonna take EVERYTHING. xD Too many lights in the pile to fit in the car. I was gonna take maybe two or three, maybe four.
GullWhiz   [Oct 16, 2011 at 03:17 AM]
Start with one.....so you just don't look GREEDY! hehehehehe

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