Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Beginner Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Warnings 1
Parts List 2
How to use it 3
Basic Troubleshooting 4
Advanced Troubleshooting 4
Project Listings 5
Projects 1 - 21 6 - 26

Batteries:

!

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

• Insert batteries with correct polarity.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Remove batteries when they are used up.

• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or
rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.

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 understands and follows all of the
safety warnings, and keeps them at
hand for reference.
Never modify your parts, as doing so
may disable important safety features
in them, and could put your child at risk
of injury.

• Do not connect batteries or battery holders in parallel.

• 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.

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Conforms to all applicable US

government requirements.

WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD

Never connect Snap Circuits®to the electrical
outlets in your home in any way!

WARNING: MOVING PARTS

Do not touch the light motor (M7)
during operation.

!

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

Important: If any parts are missing or damaged, DO NOT RETURN TO RETAILER. Call customer service toll-free at

[phone] or e-mail us at: [e-mail].

Qty.

r 1

r 4

r 1

r 1

r 1

ID

Name

Mini Base Grid

3

B3B

D10

Battery Holder -

uses 3 1.5V type

AA (not included)

Red/Yellow LED

(7.7” x 5.5”)

3-Snap Wire

Egg

Symbol

Part #

6SCBGM

6SC03

6SCB3B

6SCD10

6SCEGG

Qty.

r 1

r 1

r 1

r 1

r 1

ID

L4

M7

S1

S2

W1

Name

Lamp

Light Motor

Slide Switch

Press Switch

Horn

Symbol

Part #

6SCL4

6SCM7

6SCS1

6SCS2

6SCW1

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How To Use It

For each project, follow the drawings to place all STEP 1 parts on the
mini base grid, then place all STEP 2 parts, then place any additional
parts indicated by STEPS 3 or 4.

Step 1

Step 2

+

Activate the circuit using the slide switch (S1) or press switch (S2) as in­dicated in the final step.

Be sure that the light motor (M7), red/yellow LED (D10, and horn (W1)
have their “+” marking positioned as per the drawing.

Do not touch the light motor (M7) during
operation.

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.

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How to add or replace batteries

Remove the safety cover from the battery holder (B3B) with a Phillips head screwdriver.
Insert three (3) 1.5V “AA” batteries (not included) into the battery holder (B3B). Be sure
to orient the battery “+” side as marked in the holder.

Examples of SHORT CIRCUITS - NEVER DO THESE!!!

Placing a 3-snap wire directly
across the batteries is a
SHORT CIRCUIT.

!

NEVER

DO!

When the slide switch (S1) is turned
on, this circuit has a SHORT CIR­CUIT path (as shown by the ar­rows). The short circuit prevents
any other portions of the circuit from
ever working.

Replace battery holder cover.

!

NEVER

DO!

Troubleshooting

Basic Troubleshooting:

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 the light motor (M7), red/yellow LED (D10, and horn (W1) have their “+” marking positioned as per the drawing.

3. Be sure that all connections are securely snapped.

4. Try replacing the batteries.

Advanced Troubleshooting (Adult supervision recommended):

If you suspect you have damaged parts, you can follow this procedure to systematically determine which ones need
replacing:

1. Lamp (L4), red/yellow LED (D10), horn (W1), light motor (M7), and battery holder (B7):

A. Place batteries in holder.
B. Place the lamp directly across the battery holder, it should light. C. Do the same with the LED, it should light red or yellow,
depending on how you oriented it.
D. Do the same with the horn (horn + to battery +), it should make an annoying sound.
E. Do the same with the light motor (motor + to battery +), it should spin to the right and its lights should be on.
F. If nothing works, then replace your batteries and repeat, if still bad then the battery holder is damaged.

3-snap wires: Build the Lamp circuit (on page 8), but replace the slide switch (S1) with a 3-snap wire; if the lamp (L4) does

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not light then one of the two 3-snap wires in the circuit is broken. Systematically test all four 3-snap wires in your set.

Slide switch (S1) and press switch (S2): Build the Lamp circuit (on page 8); if the

3.
lamp (L4) does not light then the slide switch is broken. Replace the slide switch with
the press switch and test it in the same way.

Customer Service

Call toll-free: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

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Project Listings

Project # Description Page # Project # Description Page #

1 Light Motor 6
2 Fan 7

3 Lamp 8
4 Red Light 9
5 Yellow Light 10
6 Horn 11
7 Light & Sound 12
8 Light & Sound with Egg 13
9 2-Speed Fan 14
10 2-Switch Everything 15
11 Dim Lights 16

12 Super Dim Lights 17
13 2-Switch Light 18

14 Either Switch Lamp 19
15 Press Light Control 20
16 Sound or Motion 21
17 2-Color Light & Sound 22
18 Fun with Sound & Lights 23
19 Fun with Switches 24
20 Lots of Lights 25
21 Egg Horn 26

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Project 1 : Light Motor

Step 1

Step 3

Step 2

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WARNING: MOVING PARTS

Do not touch the light motor (M7) during operation.

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Project 2 : Fan

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Step 1

Step 3

+

Step 2

WARNING: MOVING PARTS

Do not touch the light motor (M7) during operation.

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Project 3 : Lamp

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

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