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Default Help with wiring old fish tank fluorescent lamp

I had to replace the switch on my fluorescent fish tank hood, and
unfortunately, forgot how to wire it back together. It a 4 wire switch
(2 Black & 2 Blue) that you push and hold until the bulb fires and
release to turn it on. I tried to wire the Blues to the Blues and the
Blacks to the Blacks and it seems to work but I have a 4 inch piece of
Black wire left over. Anyone have any idea how this thing should be
wired?


+--------------+ | |
--HOT-----------| BALLAST | ----BLUE---+ |
--NEUTRAL---| | ----BLACK-----+
+--------------+

+--------------+
--BLUE--------| SWITCH | ----BLUE---
--BLACK---| | ----BLACK-----
+--------------+

+----------------+
----BLUE----- | \ BULB / | ----BLUE------
----BLACK---- | / \ | ----BLACK----
+----------------+

Thanks
Wade