Any electronics wiz willing to help me with something?

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Will

I'd use a breadboard to test it before getting a pcb to solder it on.

This. Much easier to correct mistakes then before doing anything permanent, especially if you have to etch your own PCB rather than buy an off-the-shelf one.

My electronics knowledge is about 20 years out-of-date, though I'm sure most of it is the same.