Hey indicloset...

I was looking @ the pic you posted on #14.... question, the metal strap... it works as a ground strap and as a support strap... Ok, I see the green ground wire from the socket getting hooked-up to the strap... but what about the other side of the ground?

Is that the yellow wire coming in from the top? Is that wire connected to the strap? I mean, I see that it's all threaded into the strap and everything, but is it actually stripped (from its insulation) and connected (metal-to-metal) to the strap?

Maybe your bulb/ballast problem is the ground... ???