Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Light Bedienungsanleitung

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1. Most circuit problems are due to incorrect assembly,

always double-check that your circuit exactly matches

the drawing for it.

2. Be sure that parts with positive/negative markings are

positioned as per the drawing.

3. Be sure that all connections are securely snapped.

4. Try replacing the batteries.

5. If the motor spins but does not balance the fan, check

the black plastic piece with three prongs on the motor

shaft, and replace it if it is damaged (this kit includes

a spare).To replace, pry the broken one off the motor

shaft using a screwdriver, then push the new one on.

6. If a fiber optics circuit isn’t working, make sure the

clear & black cable holders are pushed all the way onto

the LED/phototransistor, and the fiber optic cable is

pushed into the holders as far as it will go.The cable

should be standing straight up in th holders.

ELENCO®is not responsible for parts damaged due to

incorrect wiring.

BasicTroubleshooting

Note: If you suspect you have damaged parts, you can follow the

AdvancedTroubleshooting procedure on page 15 to determine which ones

need replacing.

BasicTroubleshooting 1

Parts List 2, 3

How to Use Snap Circuits®4, 5

AboutYour Snap Circuits®LIGHT Parts 6-8

Introduction to Electricity 9

Light in OurWorld 10-12

DO’s and DON’Ts of Building Circuits 13

AdvancedTroubleshooting 14, 15

Project Listings 16, 17

Projects 1 - 182 18 - 81

Other Snap Circuits®Projects 82

WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - Never connect Snap

Circuits®to the electrical outlets in your home in any way!

Table of Contents

WARNING: Always check your wiring before

turning on a circuit. Never leave a circuit

unattended while the batteries are installed.

Never connect additional batteries or any

other power sources to your circuits.Discard

any cracked or broken parts.

Adult Supervision: Because children’s

abilities vary so much, even with age groups,

adults should exercise discretion as to which

experiments are suitable and safe (the

instructions should enable supervising

adults to establish the experiment’s

suitability for the child).Make sure your child

reads and follows all of the relevant

instructions and safety procedures, and

keeps them at hand for reference.

This product is intended for use by adults

and children who have attained sufficient

maturity to read and follow directions and

warnings.

Never modify your parts, as doing so may

disable important safety features in them,

and could put your child at risk of injury.

CAUTION: Persons who are extremely

sensitive to flashing lights and rapidly

changing colors or patterns should exercise

caution when playing with this toy.

CAUTION: High intensity light. Do not look

directly at white LED (D6).

WARNING FOR ALL PROJECTSWITH A SYMBOL - Moving parts.Do not touch the motor or fan during operation.

Do not lean over the motor. Do not launch the fan at people, animals, or objects. Eye protection is recommended.

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD -

Small parts.Not for children under 3 years.

!Conforms to

ASTM

F963-96A

• Use only 1.5V AA type, alkaline batteries (not

included).

• Insert batteries with correct polarity.

• Non-rechargeable batteries should not be

recharged. Rechargeable batteries should

only be charged under adult supervision, and

should not be recharged while in the product.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Do not connect batteries or battery holders in

parallel.

• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc),

or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.

• Remove batteries when they are used up.

• Do not short circuit the battery terminals.

• Never throw batteries in a fire or attempt to

open its outer casing.

• Batteries are harmful if swallowed, so keep

away from small children.

Batteries:

Apple Inc.is not affiliated with nor endorses this product.iPod®is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

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Important: If any parts are missing or damaged, DO NOT RETURN TO RETAILER. Call toll-free (800) 533-2441 or e-mail us at:

help@elenco.com. Customer Service • 150 Carpenter Ave. • Wheeling, IL 60090 U.S.A.

Parts List (Colors and styles may vary) Symbols and Numbers (page 1)

Qty. ID Name Symbol Part # Qty. ID Name Symbol Part #

1Base Grid

(11.0” x 7.7”) 6SCBG 1White Light Emitting

Diode (LED) 6SCD6

31-Snap Wire 6SC01 1Color Light Emitting

Diode (LED) 6SCD8

62-Snap Wire 6SC02 1Jumper Wire (black) 6SCJ1

33-Snap Wire 6SC03 1Jumper Wire (red) 6SCJ2

14-Snap Wire 6SC04 1Motor 6SCM1

15-Snap Wire 6SC05 1Spare Motor Top 6SCM1T

16-Snap Wire 6SC06 1Glow Fan Blade 6SCM1FG

2Battery Holder - uses

two (2) 1.5V type “AA”

(not Included) 6SCB1 1Disc Holder 6SCM1DH

10.1µF Capacitor 6SCC2 1Set of Disc Cutouts

(6 pcs./ set) 6SCM1DS

1100µF Capacitor 6SCC4 1PNP Transistor 6SCQ1

1Red Light Emitting

Diode (LED) 6SCD1 1NPN Transistor 6SCQ2

You may order additional / replacement parts at our website: www.snapcircuits.net

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Important: If any parts are missing or damaged, DO NOT RETURN TO RETAILER. Call toll-free (800) 533-2441 or e-mail us at:

help@elenco.com. Customer Service • 150 Carpenter Ave. • Wheeling, IL 60090 U.S.A.

Parts List (Colors and styles may vary) Symbols and Numbers (page 2)

Qty. ID Name Symbol Part # Qty. ID Name Symbol Part #

1Phototransistor 6SCQ4 1Strobe IC 6SCU23

1100ΩResistor 6SCR1 1Infrared Receiver 6SCU24

15.1kΩResistor 6SCR3 1Fiber Optic Cable 6SCFC

1100kΩResistor 6SCR5 1Fiber Optic Cable

Holder, clear 6SCFCHC

1Adjustable Resistor 6SCRV 1Fiber Optic Cable

Holder, black 6SCFCHB

1Slide Switch 6SCS1 1Fiber Optic Tree 6SCFT

1Press Switch 6SCS2 1Mounting Base

(for fiber optic tree) 6SCFMB

1Speaker 6SCSP 1Tower LED

Attachment 6SCTOWER

1Microphone 6SCX1 1Egg LED Attachment 6SCEGG

1Color Organ 6SCU22 1Prismatic Film 6SCFILM

1Stereo Cable 9TLSCST 1Red/Green/Blue

Filters Set 6SCFRGB

You may order additional / replacement parts at our website: www.snapcircuits.net

U22

U24

U23

How to Use Snap Circuits

Snap Circuits®uses building blocks with snaps

to build the different electrical and electronic

circuits in the projects. Each block has a

function: there are switch blocks, light blocks,

battery blocks, different length wire blocks, etc.

These blocks are different colors and have

numbers on them so that you can easily

identify them.The blocks you will be using are

shown as color symbols with level numbers

next to them, allowing you to easily snap them

together to form a circuit.

For Example:

This is the switch block which is green and has

the marking on it.The part symbols in this

booklet may not exactly match the appearance

of the actual parts, but will clearly identify them.

This is a wire block which is blue and comes

in different wire lengths.

This one has the number , , , ,

or on it depending on the length of the wire

connection required.

There is also a 1-snap wire that is used as a

spacer or for interconnection between different

layers.

You need a power source to build each circuit.

This is labeled and requires two (2) 1.5V

“AA” batteries (not included).

A large clear plastic base grid is included with

this kit to help keep the circuit blocks properly

spaced.You will see evenly spaced posts that

the different blocks snap into. The base has

rows labeled A-G and columns labeled 1-10.

Next to each part in every circuit drawing is a

small number in black. This tells you which

level the component is placed at. Place all

parts on level 1 first, then all of the parts on

level 2, then all of the parts on level 3, etc.

Some circuits use the jumper wires to make

unusual connections. Just clip them to the

metal snaps or as indicated.

Usually when the motor is used, the glow

fan will usually be placed on it. On top of the

motor shaft is a black plastic piece (the motor

top) with three little tabs. Lay the fan on the

black piece so the slots in its bottom “fall into

place” around the three tabs in the motor top.

If not placed properly, the fan will fall off when

the motor starts to spin.

This set contains 6 pre-punched cardboard

discs.These will be used with a strobe light in

project 46 and others. The discs may be

supplied as a single sheet; just punch them

out.

To remove a disc

from the holder, use

your fingernail, or

use a pencil to push

it up from beneath

one of the tabs.

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How to Use Snap Circuits

This set contains three LED attachments,

which can be mounted on the LED modules

(D1, D6, D8, and on U22) to enhance their

light effects. The egg and tower attachments

are mounted directly on the LEDs, but the fiber

optic tree must be mounted using the

mounting base, as shown.This is described in

the projects.

In some projects, the fiber optic cable will be

mounted on the LEDs (D1, D6, D8, and on

U22) or the phototransistor (Q4).This is done

by placing the clear and black cable holders

onto the LED/phototransistor, then inserting

the fiber optic cable all the way into the holder.

For best performance the cable should stand

straight up in the holders, without bending

them.This is described in the projects.

LightTower

Correct

Incorrect

Fiber OpticTree

LED attachment

mounted to D8

LightTower

LED attachment

mounted to D1

Fiber OpticTree

LED attachment

mounted to U22

Egg LED attachment

mounted to D6

Note: While building the projects, be

careful not to accidentally make a direct

connection across the battery holder (a

“short circuit”), as this may damage and/or

quickly drain the batteries.

Egg

Fiber OpticTree

Black cable holder

mounted to Q4

Clear cable holder

mounted to D1

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AboutYour Snap Circuits®LIGHT Parts

(Part designs are subject to change without

notice). BASE GRID

The blue snap wires

are wires used to

connect components.

They are used to

transport electricity and do

not affect circuit performance.

They come in different lengths to

allow orderly arrangement of connections

on the base grid.

The red and black

jumper wires make

flexible connections for

times when using the snap wires

would be difficult. They also are

used to make connections off the base grid.

Wires transport electricity just like pipes are used

to transport water. The colorful plastic coating

protects them and prevents electricity from

getting in or out.

Glow-in-the-dark Fan

Electromagnet

Shaft

Shell

Magnet

Power Contacts

BATTERY HOLDER

How does electricity turn the shaft in the motor?

The answer is magnetism. Electricity is closely

related to magnetism, and an electric current

flowing in a wire has a magnetic field similar to

that of a very, very tiny magnet.Inside the motor

is a coil of wire with many loops wrapped around

metal plates.This is called an electromagnet. If

a large electric current flows through the loops, it

will turn ordinary metal into a magnet.The motor

shell also has a magnet on it. When electricity

flows through the electromagnet, it repels from

the magnet on the motor shell and the shaft

spins. If the fan is on the motor shaft, then its

blades will create airflow.

Motor (M1)

The base grid is a platform for mounting parts

and wires. It functions like the printed circuit

boards used in most electronic products, or like

how the walls are used for mounting the electrical

wiring in your home.

SNAPWIRES & JUMPERWIRES

The motor (M1) converts electricity into

mechanical motion. An electric current in the

motor will turn the shaft and the motor blades,

and the fan blade if it is on the motor.

The batteries (B1) produce an electrical voltage

using a chemical reaction.This “voltage” can be

thought of as electrical pressure, pushing

electricity through a circuit just like a pump

pushes water through pipes.This voltage is much

lower and much safer than that used in your

house wiring.Using more batteries increases the

“pressure”, therefore, more electricity flows.

Battery Holder (B1)

MOTOR

AboutYour Snap Circuits®LIGHT Parts

RESISTORS LEDs

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Adjustable Resistor (RV)

Resistors (R1, R3, & R5)

SLIDE & PRESS SWITCHES

The speaker (SP) converts

electricity into sound by

making mechanical vib-

rations.These vibrations

create variations in air

pressure, which travel

across the room. You

“hear” sound when

your ears feel these air

pressure variations.

SPEAKER

Speaker (SP)

The adjustable resistor (RV) is a 50kΩresistor

but with a center tap that can be adjusted

between 200Ωand 50kΩ.

Resistors “resist” the flow of electricity and are

used to control or limit the current in a circuit.

Snap Circuits®LIGHT includes 100Ω(R1),5.1kΩ

(R3), and 100kΩ(R5) resistors (“k” symbolizes

1,000, so R5 is really 100,000Ω). Materials like

metal have very low resistance (<1Ω), while

materials like paper, plastic, and air have near-

infinite resistance. Increasing circuit resistance

reduces the flow of electricity.

The slide & press switches (S1 & S2) connect

(pressed or “ON”) or disconnect (not pressed or

“OFF”) the wires in a circuit.When ON they have no

effect on circuit performance. Switches turn on

electricity just like a faucet turns on water from a pipe.

Slide & Press

Switches

(S1 & S2)

LED’s

(D1, D6, & D8)

The red,white, and color LED’s (D1,D6, & D8)

are light emitting diodes, and may be thought of

as a special one-way light bulbs. In the “forward”

direction, (indicated by the“arrow” in the symbol)

electricity flows if the voltage exceeds a turn-on

threshold (about 1.5V for red, about 3.0V for

white, and in between for other colors);

brightness then increases. The color LED

contains red, green, and blue LEDs, with a micro-

circuit controlling then. A high current will burn

out an LED, so the current must be limited by

other components in the circuit. LED’s block

electricity in the “reverse” direction.

CAPACITOR

The 0.1µF and 100µF capacitors (C2 & C4) can

store electrical pressure (voltage) for periods of

time. This storage ability allows them to block

stable voltage signals and pass changing ones.

Capacitors are used for filtering and delay

circuits.

Capacitors

(C2 & C4)

Microphone (X1)

The microphone (X1) is actually a resistor that

changes in value when changes in air pressure

(sounds) apply pressure to its surface. Its

resistance typically varies between 1kΩand

10kΩ.

MICROPHONE

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AboutYour Snap Circuits®LIGHT Parts

TRANSISTORS

The phototransistor (Q4) is a transistor that

uses light to control electric current.

Phototransistor (Q4)

ELECTRONIC MODULES

(+)

OUT

(–)

CTL

Connections:

(+) - power from batteries

(–) - power return to batteries

OUT - output connection

CTL - strobe speed control

NC - not used

See project 46 for example of

proper connections.

(+)

Connections:

R - red color control

G - green color control

B - blue color control

(+) - power from batteries

INP - circuit input

FB - feedback connection

(–) - power return to batteries

IN - audio input jack

OUT - audio output jack

See projects 5, 6, 33, and 34 for

examples of proper connections.

INP(–)

The color organ (U22) contains resistors, capacitors,

transistors, a tri-color LED, and integrated circuits. The

LED in it can change colors by direct control, or in synch

with an audio input signal.A schematic for it is available at

www.snapcircuits.net/faq.

OUT

The strobe IC (U23) contains resistors, capacitors, and

transistors that are needed to make a strobe light circuit.

A schematic for it is available at www.snapcircuits.net/faq.

Infrared module (U24)

OTHER PARTS

The stereo cable is used to connect

your music device to the color organ

(U22).

Prismatic film separates light into

different colors. The red, green, & blue

filters filter out colors.

The disc holder and discs produce amazing effects when

used with the Strobe Effects circuit (project 46).

The Infrared module (U24) is a miniaturized

infrared receiver circuit for remote control.

The PNP & NPN transistors (Q1 & Q2) are

components that use a small electric current to

control a large current, and are used in switching,

amplifier, and buffering applications. They are

easy to miniaturize, and are the main building

blocks of integrated circuits including the

microprocessor and memory circuits in

computers.

PNP & NPN Transistors (Q1 & Q2)

The LED attachments can be used with

any of the LEDs (red, white, color, and

the color organ) to enhance the light

effects.

The fiber optic cable carries light

between two places. The light can be

encoded to transmit information. The

clear and black holders are used to

attach it to circuits.

Fiber OpticTree

Light

Tower

Egg

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Introduction to Electricity

What is electricity? Nobody really knows. We only know how to produce it,

understand its properties, and how to control it.Electricity is the movement of sub-

atomic charged particles (called electrons) through a material due to electrical

pressure across the material, such as from a battery.

Power sources, such as batteries, push electricity through a circuit, like a pump

pushes water through pipes.Wires carry electricity, like pipes carry water.Devices

like LEDs, motors, and speakers use the energy in electricity to do things.Switches

and transistors control the flow of electricity like valves and faucets control water.

Resistors limit the flow of electricity.

The electrical pressure exerted by a battery or other power source is called

voltage and is measured in volts (V).Notice the “+” and “–” signs on the battery;

these indicate which direction the battery will “pump” the electricity.

The electric current is a measure of how fast electricity is flowing in a wire, just

as the water current describes how fast water is flowing in a pipe. It is expressed

in amperes (A) or milliamps (mA, 1/1000 of an ampere).

The “power” of electricity is a measure of how fast energy is moving through a

wire.It is a combination of the voltage and current (Power = Voltage x Current). It

is expressed in watts (W).

The resistance of a component or circuit represents how much it resists the

electrical pressure (voltage) and limits the flow of electric current.The relationship

is Voltage = Current x Resistance. When the resistance increases, less current

flows.Resistance is measured in ohms (Ω), or kilo ohms (kΩ, 1000 ohms).

Nearly all of the electricity used in our world is produced at enormous generators

driven by steam or water pressure. Wires are used to efficiently transport this

energy to homes and businesses where it is used. Motors convert the electricity

back into mechanical form to drive machinery and appliances.The most important

aspect of electricity in our society is that it allows energy to be easily transported

over distances.

Note that “distances” includes not just large distances but also tiny distances.Try

to imagine a plumbing structure of the same complexity as the circuitry inside a

portable radio - it would have to be large because we can’t make water pipes so

small. Electricity allows complex designs to be made very small.

There are two ways of arranging parts in a circuit, in series or

in parallel.Here are examples:

Placing components in series increases the resistance;highest

value dominates.Placing components in parallel decreases the

resistance; lower value dominates.

The parts within these series and parallel sub-circuits may be

arranged in different ways without changing what the circuit

does.Large circuits are made of combinations of smaller series

and parallel circuits.

Series Circuit

Parallel Circuit

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