Elenco Snap Circuits Motion - Manual (Page 9)

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About Your Snap Circuits ® 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.
BATTERY HOLDER
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.
SNAP WIRES & JUMPER WIRES
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)
The speaker (SP2)
converts electricity into
sound by making
mechanical vibrations.
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 (SP2)
SWITCHES
Switches connect (“ON”) or disconnect (“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. Snap
Circuits ® Motion includes several different switches:
The slide switch (S1) is a simple switch like most in
your home.
The switcher (S6) is a more complex switch used to
reverse the wires to a component or circuit. See
project 2 for an example of connections.
Switcher (S6)
One side of the vibration switch (S4) connects to a
spring, the other side connects to a wire through the
spring. When the spring is shaken, the spring
bounces to connect or disconnect the circuit.
Vibration Switch (S4)
Slide Switch (S1)
The tilt switch (S7) has a ball that can roll to make
connections between the center and one of the sides.
Tilt Switch (S7)
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