Hotwire. Thank you for not abadoning me like you said you would, and typing that up with very good descriptions. I have it working now. I guess the problem was with the connections on that little rectangle thing. After I took it out and used wire connectors, it worked like a charm. No smell, no heat problems. THANK YOU for all your help. That post should be put on the first page in the instruction manual thats included with it to help electrical noobs like me