Exactly!, Why not just reconnect the cut wires instead of cobbling together an unsafe, nasty looking think like this?. Some people's thinking is just really wack.
HPS fixtures such as this can make all kinds of buzzing sounds esp when the capacitor goes out in them. The camper probably got tired of being kept up at night by the noise.
Maybe?
I'm just glad they actually used a couple of scotch locks instead of a few wraps of 'Alabama chrome'...aka duck tape! j/k