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 Install the IC’s and Transistor 
Make sure to orient the IC’s correctly when you install them. After you install each IC, 
bend over two diagonally opposed leads to retain the IC. Then double check to make sure 
that: 
  You have the correct IC in the correct location. 
  The IC is oriented correctly. 
 
Figure 21-Insert all the IC’s so that the U-shaped indent matches the silk-screen 
Integrated Circuits 
Designation  Value  Description  Done 
8 bit serial in parallel out shift register
8 bit serial in parallel out shift register
it parallel in serial out shift register
8 bit parallel in serial out shift register
 
Caution: Don’t confuse U5 and Q1. They are both in very similar looking TO-92 
packages. Look carefully at their markings. 
 
Regulator and Transistor  
U5  LP2950  3.3 volt regulator, TO-92 package, 
 
Install the Resistor Networks 
RN1  8 10K 
resistors 
Install RN1 in the indicated place. Make sure that 
pin 1 of RN1, marked by the dot, goes into pin 1 of 
the RN1 hole pattern on the PCB, indicated by a 
square pad on the PCB. Solder the two end pins 
first to make sure that RN1 is sitting level on the 
board. Once RN1 is level, solder the balance of the 
 
  
1
 Early versions of the kit used MPSA06 transistors.