Thanks again!
I just royally messed up and destroyed my v2 boards in the process.
Luckily I still have the v3 boards and the correct parts for those. oh brother
that v2 was a nightmare I'll want to forget soon -- this is my first kit failure -- lol
I put the 7805 in the wrong spot (the board doesn't label the triacs vs. volt reg
and STUPID me ... I put them in wrong places, then destroyed the board moving them.
Oh well, I learned my lesson ... how embarassing