JRZ126, thanks for the input. The problem is the weak output of 25mA (from the IR chip) and the 16mA output (of the AND chip I have installed). According to audioguru, these are not suffice to switch the transistor to push more voltage from Emitter to Collector.
Btw, I am a senior at Penn State Altoona in the B.S. Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMET) degree.
Audioguru, we plan on purchasing the ZTX603 transistors and constructing the darlington pair, I suppose this will fix our problem.