Thanks for the fast reply!
The news about the transistor/resistor is fantastic- I'm loading them into my cart right now then!
I have found a 6v DC 1.5A 9W power supply, and based on what you said it should work no problem then correct? Here it is: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=6V+DC+power+supply&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&prmd=ivns&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=17299215671186240564