OK , got up the attic....! Found the ballast. Opened up. Shits heavy! Nothing looks burned. Every thing was super clean inside. I've located the internal parts(pics tmrw!) ballast, ignitor and capacitor. wiring all looks good, insulation is pliable, multiple wires run in and out of ballast. Those wire have a slight tan/yellow shade to them. still soft and the component wiring is still legible. Tomorrow my brother is bringing my multi meter.

I fixed a bunch of wiring while I was up there. Nothing to major, just a neutral wire came undone in a junction box. The last person must not have got all the wires in the wire nut.....hmmmm! Perfect example of want IT done right, do IT yourself!

Going to call for ballast internals specs later tmrw morning.....today!? I need some sleep!