SNAP CIRCUITS BRIC: STRUCTURES - DOs and DONTs of Building Circuits

DOs and DON’Ts of Building Circuits
Placing a 3-snap wire
directly across the batteries
is a SHORT CIRCUIT.
This is also a
SHORT CIRCUIT.
When the slide switch (S1) is turned on, this large circuit has a SHORT
CIRCUIT path (as shown by the arrows). The short circuit prevents any
other portions of the circuit from ever working.
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NEVER
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NEVER
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NEVER
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NEVER
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Warning to Snap Circuits® owners: Do not connect additional
voltage sources from other sets, or you may damage your parts.
Contact ELENCO® if you have questions or need guidance.
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Examples of SHORT CIRCUITS - NEVER DO THESE!!!
WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - Never connect Snap Circuits
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to the electrical outlets in your home in any way!
After building the circuits given in this booklet, you may wish to
experiment on your own. Use the projects in this booklet as a guide, as
many important design concepts are introduced throughout them. Every
circuit will include a power source (the batteries), a resistance (which
might be a lamp, melody IC, or LED (which has an internal protection
resistor), etc.), and wiring paths between them and back. You must be
careful not to create “short circuits” (very low-resistance paths across the
batteries, see examples below) as this will damage components and/or
quickly drain your batteries. Elenco® is not responsible for parts damaged
due to incorrect wiring. If you are only using the parts in this set, then
your parts cannot be damaged by incorrect wiring.
For all of the projects given in this book, the parts may be arranged in
dierent ways without changing the circuit. For example, the order of
parts connected in series or in parallel does not matter — what matters
is how combinations of these sub-circuits are arranged together.
Note that this set includes 25 of each of the bric2snap adapter pieces,
though no more than 10 are used in projects in this booklet. Your set
includes extra adapters so you can easily expand on your own using
other Snap Circuits® and bricks sets you may have.
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You are encouraged to tell us about new circuits and structures you
create. If they are unique, we will post them with your name and state
on our website at: elenco.com/showcase
Send your suggestions (with photos) to ELENCO
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: info@elenco.com
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Here are some important guidelines:
ALWAYS USE EYE PROTECTION WHEN EXPERIMENTING ON YOUR OWN.
ALWAYS include at least one component that will limit the current
through a circuit, such as a lamp, melody IC, or an LED (which
has an internal protection resistor).
ALWAYS use switches in conjunction with other components that
will limit the current through them. Failure to do so will
create a short circuit and/or damage those parts.
ALWAYS disconnect your batteries immediately and check your
wiring if something appears to be getting hot.
ALWAYS check your wiring before turning on a circuit.
NEVER connect to an electrical outlet in your home in any way.
NEVER leave a circuit unattended when it is turned on.