Whoo...
Ill give all that a try in the AM.

I did notice that the capacitor that I got was polarized. I wasnt sure what to do until I noticed that mike was nice enough to put + and - for the cap in his revised diagram.
I probably would have figured it out eventually, and hooked the - side up to the ground. Maybe after I blew one up first though.
The packaging for the eloctrylitic cap doesnt say specifically about voltage. Unless this is it:
35WVDC maximum
On the back it says:
Op temp: -40 to +85 C
tolerance +-20%
Lead spacing 2.0mm

Thats pretty much it though.
Its Rat shack part number 272-1025