So I've completed my wave shield finally and it worked. Then I tried to clip the 5v pin because I need to power a gps unit at the same time, once I clipped that pin the wave shield stopped working
So, how am I supposed to power both a gps unit and the wave shield at the same time?
would I be able to remove the pin from the wave shield that connects to the 5v, solder a wire from that hole to a new jumper wire, run a wire from the 5v on the arduino to a breadboard, and then be able to power both the gps unit and the wave shield?
You probably should run the wave shield -and- the GPS module/shield independently from each other and from the Arduino. Leave the Arduino running with its power input to its regulator. Build a small board that has two 7805 regulators on it, and an input for power (you are going to want to run off of 9 VDC - but -not- a 9V battery; it won't last). The power goes to the regulators, and each regulator supplies power to one of the boards (remember to add the proper caps for the regulators). Setting up a simple power supply/distribution like this will keep the extra load off the Arduino's voltage regulator (preventing possible sporadic reset issues), while giving each board/module its own 1 amp independent power supply.
the arduino didn't stop working. I just clipped the pin from the wave shield that connects to the 5v on the arduino. I got a new pin onto the wave shield and now it works again.