Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Light Manual

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  • Page 1 Copyright © by Elenco ® Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced by 753285 Patents: 7,144,255; 7,273,377; & other patents pending any means; electronic, photocopying, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher.
  • Page 2 Table of Contents Basic Troubleshooting DO’s and DON’Ts of Building Circuits Parts List 2, 3 Advanced Troubleshooting 14, 15 How to Use Snap Circuits ® 4, 5 Project Listings 16, 17 About Your Snap Circuits ® LIGHT Parts Projects 1 - 182 18 - 81 Introduction to Electricity Other Snap Circuits...
  • Page 3 Parts List (Colors and styles may vary) Symbols and Numbers (page 1) 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. Qty.
  • Page 4 Parts List (Colors and styles may vary) Symbols and Numbers (page 2) 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. Qty.
  • Page 5 ® How to Use Snap Circuits Snap Circuits ® uses building blocks with snaps You need a power source to build each circuit. Usually when the motor is used, the glow to build the different electrical and electronic This is labeled and requires two (2) 1.5V fan will usually be placed on it.
  • Page 6 ® How to Use Snap Circuits This set contains three LED attachments, In some projects, the fiber optic cable will be which can be mounted on the LED modules mounted on the LEDs (D1, D6, D8, and on (D1, D6, D8, and on U22) to enhance their U22) or the phototransistor (Q4).
  • Page 7 About Your Snap Circuits ® LIGHT Parts (Part designs are subject to change without BATTERY HOLDER notice). The batteries (B1) produce an electrical voltage BASE GRID using a chemical reaction. This “voltage” can be thought of as electrical pressure, pushing The base grid is a platform for mounting parts electricity through a circuit just like a pump and wires.
  • Page 8 About Your Snap Circuits ® LIGHT Parts RESISTORS SLIDE & PRESS SWITCHES LEDs Resistors “resist” the flow of electricity and are The slide & press switches (S1 & S2) connect The red, white, and color LED’s (D1, D6, & D8) used to control or limit the current in a circuit.
  • Page 9 About Your Snap Circuits ® LIGHT Parts color organ (U22) contains resistors, capacitors, The LED attachments can be used with TRANSISTORS transistors, a tri-color LED, and integrated circuits. The any of the LEDs (red, white, color, and PNP & NPN transistors (Q1 & Q2) LED in it can change colors by direct control, or in synch the color organ) to enhance the light components that use a small electric current to...
  • Page 10 Introduction to Electricity What is electricity? Nobody really knows. We only know how to produce it, There are two ways of arranging parts in a circuit, in series or understand its properties, and how to control it. Electricity is the movement of sub- in parallel.
  • Page 11: Light In Our World

    Light in Our World What would our world be like without light? You “see” when light enters your eyes. When You can’t see a beam of light traveling across Moving and doing things in total darkness you turn on a light in a room, the light shines a room, unless something scatters the light would be much more difficult, because on everything around it.
  • Page 12: Light In Our World

    Light in Our World When light hits a glass surface at a wide Any color of light can be made, by mixing enough angle, all the light is reflected. Fiber different amounts of red, green, and blue light. optic cables have arrays of flexible glass fibers. Mixing equal amounts of these colors In these cables, light rays move through by produces white light.
  • Page 13 Light in Our World The Spectrum of Light Infrared The light our eyes see is only part of what is around us. Visible light, Infrared light is invisible light given off by infrared light, radio waves (including TV broadcasting and cell phones), anything warm.
  • Page 14 DO’s and DON’Ts of Building Circuits After building the circuits given in this booklet, you may wish to experiment on your own. Examples of SHORT CIRCUITS - NEVER DO THESE!!! Use the projects in this booklet as a guide, as many important design concepts are introduced throughout them.
  • Page 15 Advanced Troubleshooting (Adult supervision recommended) Snap wires: Use this mini-circuit to test Microphone (X1) and Phototransistor ELENCO ® is not responsible for parts each of the snap wires, one at a time. The (Q4): Use the mini-circuit from test 6 but damaged due to incorrect wiring.
  • Page 16 Advanced Troubleshooting (Adult supervision recommended) Strobe IC (U23) and 100kΩ resistor 0.1µF capacitor (C2) 100µF Color organ (U22): Do project 182. If (R5): Build the mini-circuit shown here, capacitor (C4): Build this circuit. There parts A or B do not work, U22 is damaged. and turn on the switch (S1).
  • Page 17: Table Of Contents

    Project Listings Project # Description Page # Project # Description Page # Project # Description Page # Color Light Automatic Light Resistors & LEDs White Light Color Oscillator Low Power Brightness Control Red Light Dance to the Music Low Power Resistors & LEDs Light Show Super Dance to the Music Persistence of Vision...
  • Page 18: Project # Description

    Project Listings Project # Description Page # Project # Description Page # Project # Description Page # Light Dance Audio Override Wacky Buzzer Photo Current Amplifier Light Dance Light Override Fiber Fun LEDs & Transistors Counting Light Fiber Fun Backwards PNP Amplifier Adjustable Counting Light More Fiber Fun...
  • Page 19: Color Light

    Project 1 Color Light Snap Circuits ® uses electronic blocks that snap onto a clear plastic grid to build different circuits. These blocks have different colors and numbers on them so that you can easily identify them. Build the circuit shown on the left by placing all the parts with a black 1 next to them on the board first.
  • Page 20: Light Show

    Project 4 Light Show ® Snap Circuits uses electronic blocks that snap onto a clear plastic grid to build different circuits. These blocks have different colors and numbers on them so that you can easily identify them. Build the circuit shown above by placing all the parts with a black 1 next to them on the board first.
  • Page 21: Voice Light Show

    Project 5 Voice Light Show Build the circuit as shown, and place one of the LED attachments (tower, egg, or fiber optic tree) over the LED on the color organ (U22). Turn on the switch (S1) and talk. The color organ light will follow your voice, in tone and loudness.
  • Page 22: Flying Saucer

    Project 7 Flying Saucer The air is being blown down through the blade and Push the press switch (S2) until the motor reaches the motor rotation locks the fan on the shaft. When full speed, then release it. The fan blade should rise the motor is turned off, the blade unlocks from the and float through the air like a flying saucer.
  • Page 23: Big Circuit

    Project 9 Big Circuit This circuit does a lot of different things at once. player WARNING: Moving parts. Do not touch the fan or motor during operation. Do not lean over the motor. Clear Black LED Attachments Build the circuit as shown. Place either the glow fan or the light fan on Push the press switch (S2) until the motor reaches full speed, then the motor (M1) shaft, so that it is stable on the little black piece.
  • Page 24: Box Cover Circuit

    Project 10 Box Cover Circuit Clear This circuit is called the Box Cover Circuit because it is pictured on the front of the Snap Circuits ® LIGHT box, use that picture to help in building it. Headphones (optional) Music device (optional) Black WARNING:...
  • Page 25: Blinking Colors

    Project 11 Blinking Colors Red light is easier for LEDs to produce than Build the circuit as shown and turn on white light. When the red and white LEDs are the slide switch (S1). The white and connected in parallel (which happens when S2 color LEDs (D6 &...
  • Page 26: Tones Over Light

    Project 13 Tones Over Light Build the circuit as shown. Place the clear cable holder on the red LED (D1) and the black cable holder on the phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into the holders as far as it will go. For best performance the fiber optic cable should stand straight up in the holders, without bending them.
  • Page 27: Color Light Transporter

    Project 15 Color Light Transporter Light can travel through fiber optic cables over great distances, even through bends curves. Build the circuit as shown. Place the black cable holder on the color LED (D8), then place the fiber optic cable into the holder as far as it will go.
  • Page 28: High Power Fiber Optics

    Project 17 High Power Fiber Optics Build the circuit as shown. Place the clear cable holder on the white LED (D6) and the black cable holder on the phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into the holders as far as it will go.
  • Page 29: Sound Maker

    Project 19 Sound Maker The strobe IC (U23) produces an electrical “tone”. The pitch of the “tone” is adjusted by Build the circuit and turn on the changing how much electricity flows into its switch (S1). You hear sound from upper-left snap, using a resistor.
  • Page 30: Noisy Strobe Light

    Project 23 Noisy Strobe Light Project 24 Noisy Red Strobe Light Modify the project 19 circuit to be this one, which has the white LED (D6) next to the speaker (SP). Build Use the preceding circuit but replace the the circuit and turn on the switch white LED (D6) with the red LED (D1) or (S1).
  • Page 31: Triple Strobe Light

    Project 28 Triple Strobe Light Project 29 Noisy Double Strobe Light Build this circuit and turn on the slide switch (S1). Adjust the blink rate using the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV), and by pushing the press switch (S2). Note: In rare cases the circuit may not work at all settings on RV.
  • Page 32: Automatic Light

    Project 32 Automatic Light Build the circuit and turn on the slide switch (S1). Set the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV) so the white LED (D6) just turns off. Slowly cover the phototransistor (Q4) and the white LED brightens. Adjust the light to the phototransistor to turn the white LED on or off.
  • Page 33: Dance To The Music

    Project 34 Dance to the Music This circuit amplifies the Build the circuit. Connect a music so it can be heard music device (not on the speaker. This is a included) to the color simple circuit, so sound organ (U22) as shown, quality may not be as good your other...
  • Page 34: Follow The Music

    Project 37 Follow the Music Build the circuit. Connect a music device (not included) to the color organ (U22) as shown, and start music on it. For best effects, place one of the LED attachments over the light on the color organ.
  • Page 35: Adjustable Light Dance

    Project 39 Adjustable Light Dance Build the circuit as shown. For best effects, place one of the LED attachments over the light on the color organ. Turn on the switch (S1) and move the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV) to change the tone of the sound and “speed”...
  • Page 36: Infrared Detector

    Project 41 Infrared Detector TV remote controls transmit You need an infrared remote sequence of pulses representing the control for this project, such TV model and the button that was TV/stereo/DVD pressed. The U24 infrared detector remote control in your home. is just looking any infrared signal.
  • Page 37: Photo Infrared Detector

    Project 43 Photo Infrared Detector The phototransistor can detect light, and infrared You need an infrared remote control for light is light. The infrared this project, such as any TV/stereo/DVD module (U24) is designed to remote control in your home. focus only on infrared light.
  • Page 38: Strobe Effects

    Project 46 Strobe Effects Build the circuit as shown. Take the colored disc shown and install it into the disc holder, then place the disc holder on the motor (M1). Connect the white LED (D6) to the red & black jumper wires. For best effects, do this in a dimly lit room.
  • Page 39: Stable Strobe Effects

    Project 48 Project 49 Stable Strobe Effects Strobe Effects (II) The 0.1µF capacitor has no electrical When the disc pattern is totally blurred, effect,but it helps to hold the motor in place it appears to be white. Combining equal better and reduce vibrations. Less motor amounts of red, green, and blue makes vibration makes the disc holder more white.
  • Page 40: Strobe Effects (Vi)

    Project 53 Project 54 Make Your Own Strobe Effects (VI) Strobe Effects Replace the disc in the disc holder with the one Draw your own patterns on paper or cardboard, then cut them to the same shown here, and repeat projects 46-48. Observe size as our discs.
  • Page 41: Motor Strobe Effects

    Project 56 Motor Strobe Effects This project is similar to project 46. Build the circuit as shown. Take one of the colored discs and install it into the disc holder, then place the disc holder on the motor (M1). Connect the white LED (D6) to the red &...
  • Page 42: Leds Together

    Project 59 LEDs Together Turn on the slide switch (S1), and compare the brightness of the three LEDs. Next, remove any of the LEDs and see how the brightness of the others changes. The voltage needed for an LED to turn on depends on the light color.
  • Page 43: Brightness Control

    Project 61 Brightness Control Build the circuit and turn on the slide switch (S1). Move the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV) to vary the brightness of the light from the white LED (D6). If desired, you may place any of the LED attachments (tower, egg, or fiber optic tree) on the LED.
  • Page 44: Low Power Brightness Control

    Project 64 Project 65 Low Power Brightness Control Low Power Resistors & LEDs Build the circuit and turn on the slide switch (S1). Move the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV) to vary the brightness of the light from the color LED (D8).
  • Page 45: Prismatic Film

    Project 67 Prismatic Film Project 68 Look at the This is the same circuit as project 1, but you will view it Lights differently. Turn on the switch (S1), and view the LED through the prismatic film (the clear slide). Prismatic film makes interesting light effects.
  • Page 46: One Way Plastic

    Project 71 One Way Plastic Build the circuit shown, but build it without using the base grid. Turn on the switch (S1) and view the color LED (D8) light through the base grid. Then turn the base grid on its side and try to see through it; you can’t. Try viewing other lights through other clear materials.
  • Page 47: Color Selector - Red

    Project 75 Color Selector - Red Project 76 Color Selector - Green Build the circuit as shown. Place the fiber optic tree and mounting base on the color organ (U22). Turn on the switch (S1). The color organ makes a red light. Remove Use the preceding circuit, but the fiber optic tree and mounting remove the 2-snap between points...
  • Page 48: Led Color Spectrum

    Project 82 LED Color Spectrum Project 83 LED Color Build the circuit as shown, and turn Spectrum (II) on the switch (S1). The white LED (D6) will be on. Look at the white LED through the prismatic film to see the color spectrum of white light, which is all the colors of a rainbow.
  • Page 49: Blinking Beeping

    Project 87 Blinking Beeping Project 88 Blinking Build the circuit as shown and turn on the switch Blinking (S1). The color LED (D8) will be blinking and you hear beeping from the speaker. The sound will not be very loud. The color LED (D8) has a microcircuit that changes the light colors.
  • Page 50: Triple Blinker

    Project 91 Triple Blinker Build the circuit as shown and turn on the switch (S1). Three LEDs (D1, D6, and D8) will be blinking. The red and white LEDs are controlled by the color LED using the transistor (Q2). If you remove the color LED from the circuit then the other LEDs will not blink.
  • Page 51 Project 94 Light Dance Audio Override LED Attachments Build the circuit, which is similar to project 34 (Dance to the Music). Connect a music device (not included) to the color organ (U22) as shown, and start music on it. Place one of the LED attachments over the light on the color organ.
  • Page 52 Project 96 Counting Light The color organ is counting how many times light turns the Build the circuit as shown and turn phototransistor on or off. At on the switch (S1). Place one of the some count levels, the color LED attachments over the LED on organ changes colors.
  • Page 53 Project 98 Bright Off Light Build the circuit as shown and turn on the switch (S1). Place the circuit in a dark room or cover the phototransistor (Q4); the color LED (D8) should be on. Shine light on the phototransistor and the color LED turns off. Project 99 R/C Blink &...
  • Page 54 Project 100 Stuck On Light Project 101 Stuck On Build the circuit as shown, and note that several Lights parts are stacked over others. Turn on the slide switch (S1); nothing happens. Now push the press switch (S2); the white LED (D6) turns on and stays on.
  • Page 55 Project 105 Funky Light & Sound Project 106 Light & Sound Use the preceding circuit, but replace the color LED (D8) with the 100kΩ resistor (R5) or the 5.1kΩ resistor (R3). Build the circuit as shown and turn on the switch Project 107 (S1).
  • Page 56 Project 110 Blinking Step Motor Build the circuit as shown and turn on the switch (S1). The color LED (D8) is used to control the strobe IC (U23), which turns on the motor (M1) in short bursts. To have 3 LEDs, place the red LED (D1) directly over the white LED (D6).
  • Page 57 Project 112 Project 113 Day Blinker Night Blinker Build the circuit as shown and turn on the switch (S1). The color LED Build the circuit as shown and turn (D8) is off when there is light on the on the switch (S1). The color LED phototransistor (Q4).
  • Page 58 Project 116 Buzzer Project 117 Higher Pitch Buzzer Use the preceding circuit, but place the 5.1kΩ resistor directly over the 100kΩ resistor using a 1-snap. The pitch of the tone is higher now, but the circuit may not make noise on all settings for the adjustable resistor. Project 118 Photo Light &...
  • Page 59 Project 121 Project 122 High Power Buzzer Buzz Fan Use the preceding circuit, but place the 5.1kΩ resistor (R3) directly over the 100kΩ resistor (R5) using a 1-snap. The pitch of the tone is higher now, and the fan spins. The circuit may Build the circuit as not make noise on all settings for the shown and turn on the...
  • Page 60 Project 126 Fiber Fun Project 127 Fiber Fun Build the circuit as shown. Backwards Place the clear cable holder on the color LED (D8) and the black cable holder on the phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into Black the holders as far as it will go.
  • Page 61 Project 130 Morse Code Build the circuit as shown. Place the clear cable holder on the red LED (D1) and the black cable holder on the phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into the holders as far as it will go. For best performance the fiber optic cable should stand straight up in the holders, without bending them.Turn on the slide switch (S1), then push the press switch (S2) several times to send secret...
  • Page 62 Project 132 Blow On Fiber Build the circuit as shown. Place the clear cable holder on the color LED (D8) and the black cable holder on the phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into the holders as far as it will go. For best performance the fiber optic cable should stand straight up in the holders, without bending them.
  • Page 63 Project 134 Fiber Color Organ Build the circuit as shown. Place the clear cable holder on the color organ (U22) and the black cable holder on the phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into the holders as far as it will go. For best performance the fiber optic cable should stand straight up in the holders, Clear without bending them.The clear holder will be a loose fit.
  • Page 64 Project 136 Motor Power Project 137 More Motor Power Build the circuit as shown, push the press switch (S2), and look at the brightness of the red LED (D1). Try it three ways: with no fan on the motor, Use the preceding circuit but replace the red LED with the glow fan on the motor, and keeping the (D1) with the color LED (D8) or the white LED motor from spinning with your fingers.
  • Page 65 Project 139 Cup & String Communication How it works: When you talk into the cup, the cup Light, radio signals, and sound all travel through air like waves travel bottom vibrates back and forth from your sound through water. To help you understand how they are like waves, you can waves.
  • Page 66 Project 140 Slow Motor Speed Control The motor needs a lot of electricity to start spinning, but needs less the faster it is Build the circuit as shown; do not place the fan on the spinning. The resistors (R1 & RV) are motor.
  • Page 67 Project 143 Series Lights This circuit has all the parts connected in a series. Swapping the locations of any parts in the circuit Build the circuit and turn on the switch (without changing the direction of (S1). Place the circuit in a dimly lit their “+”...
  • Page 68 Project 145 Musical Shapes Build the circuit and turn on Method A (easy): Spread some water on the the switch (S1). Make your table into puddles of different shapes, perhaps like the ones shown here. Touch the jumper parts using either the water wires to points at the ends of the puddles.
  • Page 69 Project 148 Blow On the Light The microphone is a resistor that changes in value due to changes in air pressure on its surface. Build the circuit and turn on the slide switch (S1). Set the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV) to the top.
  • Page 70 Project 150 Transistor Build the circuit and turn on the slide switch (S1). Slowly move the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV) across its range while watching the brightness of the red & white LEDs (D1 & D6). Transistors, such as the NPN transistor (Q2), can amplify electric currents.
  • Page 71: Charging & Discharging

    Project 152 Charging & Discharging Project 153 Mini Turn on the slide switch (S1) for a few seconds, then turn it off. The red LED (D1) is dimly lit for a few Capacitor moments but goes completely dark as the batteries (B1) charge up the 100µF capacitor (C4).
  • Page 72: Photo Current Amplifier

    Project 156 Photo Current Amplifier Project 157 LEDs & Build the circuit, turn on the switch (S1), and vary the amount of light on the phototransistor (Q4) using your Transistors hand. Compare the brightness of the white LED (D6) and color LED (D8). Swap the locations of the white and color LEDs, and Use the preceding circuit but compare the brightness now.
  • Page 73: Photo Control

    Project 159 Photo Control Set the lever on the adjustable resistor (RV) all the way towards the press switch (S2). Turn on the slide switch (S1), and push the press switch. The color LED (D8) will light for a while and then slowly turn off. The brighter the light on the phototransistor (Q4), the shorter the color LED stays on.
  • Page 74 Project 161 Current Controllers - Series Resistors are used to control the amount of current through a circuit. Increasing the resistance decreases the current. Turn on either or both switches (S1 & S2) and compare the white LED (D6) brightness. This circuit has the 100Ω...
  • Page 75: Blow Sound Changer

    Project 163 Blow Sound Changer When you turn on the switch (S1), you hear a siren sound. Blow into the microphone (X1) to change the sound. RV is used as a fixed resistor (50kΩ); so moving its control lever will have no effect.
  • Page 76: Photo Light Control

    Project 166 Project 167 Photo Light Control Air Pressure Light Control The phototransistor Blow on the microphone (X1). uses light to control Turn on the switch (S1). The white LED (D6) will flicker, electric current. As Control the white LED because the resistance of the more light shines on (D6)
  • Page 77: Delayed Photo Speed Control

    Project 169 Project 170 Delayed Delayed Photo Speed Control Speed Turn on the switch (S1), the motor (M1) Control spins. As you move your hand over the phototransistor (Q4), the motor slows. Cover the phototransistor with your hand. The motor slows down and may stop, but Use the preceding circuit, will speed up in a few seconds.
  • Page 78: Light Buzz

    Project 174 Light Buzz Turn on the switch (S1). If there is enough light on the phototransistor (Q4), then nothing will happen. Cover the phototransistor with your finger, now the speaker (SP) makes noise and the color LED (D8) flashes. Wave your fingers over the phototransistor to vary the sound. Replace the color LED with the red or white LEDs (D1 &...
  • Page 79: Touch Light

    Project 176 Touch Light Project 177 Narrow Range Tone Build the circuit. It doesn’t do anything, and may appear to be missing something. It is missing something, and that something is Turn on the switch (S1) you. and move the lever on the adjustable resistor Touch points A &...
  • Page 80 Project 179 3D Pictures These pictures contain separate red & blue images, taken from slightly different Look at the pictures here; they probably look blurry. Now place viewpoints, combined together. When the red filter in front of your left eye and the blue filter in front of you view them through the red &...
  • Page 81: Super Infrared Detector

    3D Pictures Project 180 Super Infrared Detector Infrared light can be given off by anything You need an infrared remote warm. Sunlight and room lights emit some control for this project, such as infrared light, in addition to visible light. This TV/stereo/DVD remote circuit is very sensitive, and may often be control in your home.
  • Page 82: Infrared Optical Audio

    Project 181 Infrared Optical Audio You need an infrared remote control for this project, such as any TV/stereo/DVD remote control in your Remote home. Build the circuit as shown. Place the clear cable holder on the white LED (D6) and the black cable holder on Clear the phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into the holders as far as it will go.
  • Page 83 OTHER SNAP CIRCUITS PRODUCTS! ® For a listing of local toy retailers who carry Snap Circuits ® visit www.elenco.com or call us toll-free at 800-533-2441. For Snap Circuits ® upgrade kits, accessories, additional parts, and more information about your parts visit www.snapcircuits.net. Snap Circuits ®...
  • Page 84 SCL-175 LIGHT Block Layout 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. Note: A complete parts list is on pages 2 and 3 in this manual.

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