The hackery it takes to make an Insteon appliance control module not burn itself out. It has a relay to control appliances, but it has a load sensor circuit. The damn thing leaks enough current to trigger the fluroescent ballast and fry the load circuit which fails "closed". ie: permanently on.

What is here is a 12V transformer plugged into the relay ApplianceLincV2 outlet. The 12V output triggers an external relay. The external relay provides power to the light, but with no load sensing circuit to fail.

Head on. The ICON relay switch is about the slightly larger than the electronic ballast, but smaller than the original ballast. It fits nicely!

Angle view

Outside top. Note 'light pipe' (set) button sticking through.

Another view of the outside and the button.

Voila! Finished!