The remote ballast was very cheap to make. Basically the econolight comes assembled but with no power cord. So materials were, 1 8ft 2 prong extension cord $2, 1 20ft 3 prong outdoor extension cord $8, electrical tape and wire nuts $3. To remote, remove glass and shield, this should expose the socket. There are two screws that hold the round metal thing that the glass screws into, remove those and the socket and the metal piece should all pull out. I cut the black and white wires that were expose, spliced and extended them using the 2 prong extension cord, tape and cap, and thats all there is to remoting the ballast. To wire to the wall just match colors, the copper wire goes with the green.