helm could you possibly elaborate on the parts. I have tried the same setup but was unsuccessful in increasing the volume. I too dont know a whole lot about this and there are SOOO many options http://www.jameco.com/1/3/10uf-capacitor. And Im not 100% about the resistor either, as far as I can tell it is a 1/4 Watt (Purple – Black – Gold). Does this resemble what you used, what are the exact specs on the capacitor?
Any luck with speeding up the timer? I have been playing with it without success (I don’t fully understand the timer aspect of the programming, and the tutorials are not that helpful.)