Chapter 2 On the Boards In this chapter we give you details of some easy-to-do experi- ments, designed to give you valuable practical experience. To per- form these experiments you'll need some simple components and a couple of new tools. The components you need are: l l l 2 10 k resistors 2 1k5 resistors 2 150 resistors. Power ratings and tolerances of these resistors are not important ­ just get the cheapest you can find. The tools, on the other hand: