"Sean" wrote in message
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Thanks for the answer. I was hoping to simply bypass the switch, but it
doesn't look like that is going to happen. I guess I'll have to replace
the
ballast after all.

Add a glow lamp starter to the circuit. That should work fine with the
existing ballast. Otherwise you'll need a complete new ballast, and a
complete new lamp is cheaper. In Canada you can get models with an
electronic ballast quite cheap. Home Depot or Rona will have these -
possibly on sale. They plug in, so you can plug it into a wall timer. Easy,
cheap!

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