Now connect the black wire of that cord, to the black wire on the ballast with an electrical cap.
Then look at the white wires. There are three of them. One from the ballast, one from the power cord, and one from the other 16 gauge length of cord. Connect all three white wires together with an electrical cap.
Next, strip the wires connected to the mogul socket.
Take the length of cable coming from the ballast that doesn’t have the power plug on it and strip the ends so there are only the black and white wires. Then connect the white wire on the cord, to the white wire of the socket with an electrical cap.
Then connect the black wire on the cord to the black wire on the socket with an electrical cap.
All done with the socket!
Testing the wiring of the ballast and the socket:
This was tested with a 6500k GE 175w MH lamp. It’s a good idea to test the unit at this stage before it’s dropped into an enclosure.
The enclosure will be the next update to this thread. Don’t worry it will be here in a day or two, and it like the rest of this project can be purchased at the local Home Depot or Lowes.
I hope this was at least some what informative. As long as basic safety measures are taken (use common sense with high voltage) this project is very easy. If there are any questions, comments, suggestions, or problems don’t hesitate to ask.
Soon to come: Dropping this ballast into an all metal enclosure