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  • Page 2 WARNING: other power sources to your circuits. Discard any cracked or broken parts. SHOCK HAZARD Adult Supervision: Never connect E-Blox ® Circuit Because children’s abilities vary so much, even with age groups, adults should exercise Builder to the electrical outlets in...
  • Page 3 2. Be sure that parts with positive/negative markings are positioned as per the drawing. 3. Be sure that all connections are securely made. 4. Try replacing the batteries. Note: Rechargeable batteries do not work as well as alkaline batteries. E-Blox ® is not responsible for parts damaged due to incorrect wiring.
  • Page 4 About Electricity 1. What is Electricity? 2. Who Discovered Electricity? Q: So many things are connected to electricity, such as Q: Who discovered electricity? lamps, TVs, and air conditioners. Can you tell me what A: I am going to tell you a story that can be traced back to electricity is? at least 600 BCE.
  • Page 5 About Electricity 5. What did people do in electricity research? 6. Unit of Electricity Q: What did people do in electricity research after Miletus’ discovery? Q: What is the unit for electricity? A: Dating back to the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin, a famous American scientist, Electricity has various related units of measure.
  • Page 6 About Electricity 9. What is Current? 10. What is Voltage? Q: What is current? Is that like water flow? Can it flow too? Q: What is voltage? A: Yeah, good question. Electric current can flow too, but it A: Voltage is equal to the work done per unit of charge against is totally different from water flow.
  • Page 7 About Electricity 13. Power Supply 14. Switch A power supply is an electronic device that supplies electric A switch is a device that controls all the other components in the energy to an electrical load. The primary function of a power circuit.
  • Page 8 About Electricity 17. Circuit 18. Conductor A conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow Like flowing water through a pipe, current is flowing through the circuit of electrical current in one or more directions. The conductivity too.
  • Page 9 Parts List Symbols and Numbers (colors and styles may vary) Important: If any parts are missing or damaged, DO NOT RETURN TO RETAILER. Call toll-free (855) MY EBLOX (693-2569) or e-mail us at: help@myeblox.com. Customer Service: 880 Asbury Dr., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 U.S.A. Qty.
  • Page 10 Qty. Name Symbol Part # Qty. Name Symbol Part # 6EB2X69 Base 6EB2X39 Grid Speaker 6EB2X93 Magnet 6EB2X07 Three-in- 6EB2X11 6EB2X60 Blade Battery 6EB2X91 Holder Motor 6EB2X95 Battery 6EB2X91C Cover...
  • Page 11 How to Use Your E-Blox ® Circuit Builder E-Blox ® Circuit Builder™ parts contain a PC board with You need a power source to build each connectors so you can build the different electrical and circuit. The part is marked 91 and electronic circuits in the projects.
  • Page 12 About Your E-Blox ® Circuit Builder Parts (Part designs are subject to change without notice). The blue level blocks (100 & 200) are non-conductive and just used as building blocks. The base grid functions like the printed circuit boards found in most electronic products. It is a platform for...
  • Page 13 About Your E-Blox ® Circuit Builder Parts motor are three coils of wire with many loops. If a large electric current flows through the loops, the magnetic effects become concentrated enough to move the coils. The motor has a magnet inside, so as the electricity moves the coils to align them with the permanent magnet, the shaft spins.
  • Page 14 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. Only connect the parts using configurations given in the projects, incorrectly doing so may damage them. E-Blox ® is not responsible for parts damaged due to incorrect wiring.
  • Page 15 The short circuit prevents any other portions of the circuit from ever working. NEVER DO THIS! NEVER DO NEVER DO THIS! THIS! WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD! Never connect E-Blox ® Circuit Builder to the electrical outlets in your home in any way! -14-...
  • Page 16 Advanced Troubleshooting (adult supervision recommended) E-Blox ® is not responsible for parts damaged due to 4. Switch (62), Press switch (61), Reed Switch (83), incorrect wiring. Touch Plate (80): Use this circuit to test each switch and the touch plate (80). The lamp (76) should light. If the lamp If you suspect you have damaged parts, you can doesn’t light, then the switch is bad.

  • Page 17: Table Of Contents

    Project Listings Description Page Description Page 1. Lamp Switch 30. Testing Conductors 2. LED Switch 31. Simple Telegram Training Simulator 3. Magnetic Lamp 32. Reverse-controlled Motor Circuit 4. Magnet-controlled LED 33. Double Switch Series Connection Controlling Lamp 31 5. Press Switch-controlled Lamp 34.
  • Page 18 Project Listings Description Page Description Page 59. Siren with Red Light Warning 88. Touch-controlled Space Battle in Medium Volume and Light 55 60. Touch-controlled Machine Gun Sounds with Red Light Warning 48 89. Magnet-controlled Space Battle in Medium Volume and Light 55 61.

  • Page 19: Lamp Switch

    1. Lamp Switch E-Blox ® Circuit Builder uses electronic blocks that plug into 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 that plug into the first layer base.

  • Page 20: Press Switch-Controlled Lamp

    5. Press Switch-controlled Lamp Press and hold the press switch (61), the lamp (76) will turn on. Release the press switch (61), the lamp (76) will turn off. Replace the lamp (76) with the LED (69), make sure the LED is in the correct direction, hold the press switch (61), LED (69) will light up.

  • Page 21: Magnet-Controlled Fan

    7. Magnet-controlled Fan Put on the fan blade (60), move the magnet (7) near the reed switch (83), the fan will turn on. Remove the magnet (7), the fan will turn off. WARNING: Moving parts. Do not touch the fan or motor during operation.

  • Page 22: Press Switch-Controlled Flying Saucer

    9. Press Switch-controlled Flying Saucer First, take off the cap (59) that is on the fan blade (60). Build the WARNING: Moving parts. circuit, then hold the press switch (61) until the motor (95) runs fast, Do not touch the fan or then release the press switch (61) and you will see the flying saucer motor during operation.

  • Page 23: Switch-Controlled Lamp And Motor Series Connection

    12. Switch-controlled Lamp and Motor Series Connection First put on the fan blade (60), then press the switch (62), the fan will start working and the lamp (76) turns on at the same time. Press the switch (62) again, the fan will stop and the lamp (76) will turn off. 13.

  • Page 24: Switch-Controlled Led & Lamp Parallel Connection

    15. Switch-controlled LED & Lamp Parallel Connection Press the switch (62), the LED (69) will light up with the lamp (76). 1st level Level block 1st level 16. Switch-controlled Motor & LED Parallel Connection Press the switch (62), the LED (69) will light up, the motor (95) will start running.

  • Page 25: Switch-Controlled Led & Lamp Series Connection

    17. Switch-controlled LED & Lamp Series Connection Press the switch (62). The LED (69) will light, but the lamp (76) will not light. The voltage drop across the LED (69) (at least 1.5 volts) reduces the voltage across the lamp (76), thus limiting the current flowing through the lamp and preventing it from lighting.

  • Page 26: Lamp, Led, And Motor Series Connection

    19. Lamp, LED, and Motor Series Connection In this series connection, you will find that the LED (69) will light and the motor will spin, but the lamp is off. If the motor does not spin you may need to get it started by spinning the shaft with your finger.

  • Page 27: Lamp, Led And Motor Series-Parallel Connection (Ii)

    21. Lamp, LED and Motor Series-Parallel Connection (II) 1st level Build the connection. The lamp (76) and the LED (69) will turn on, and the motor (95) will spin. If the motor does not spin, you may need to get it started by spinning the shaft with your finger.

  • Page 28: Press Switch-Controlled Lamp, Led And Motor Series-Parallel Connection (Iv)

    1st level 23. Press Switch- controlled Lamp, LED and Motor Series-Parallel Connection (IV) Build the circuit, press and hold the press switch (61), the LED (69) will light, the lamp (76) will light dimly and the motor (95) will spin at the same time.

  • Page 29: Take Turns Lighting Up Lamp And Led

    24. Take Turns Lighting Up Lamp and Press the switch (62), the LED (69) will turn 1st level on. When you move the magnet (7) towards the reed switch (83), the lamp (76) will turn on and the LED (69) will stop working. 25.

  • Page 30: Magnet-Controlled Fan Speed

    WARNING: Moving parts. Do not touch the fan or motor during 1st level operation. Do not lean over the motor. 28. Magnet-controlled Fan Speed Press the switch (62), the lamp (76) will turn on dimly and the fan will start spinning.

  • Page 31: Simple Telegram Training Simulator

    31. Simple Telegram Training Simulator Press the press switch (61), the LED (69) will blink. This can be used as a telegram typing simulator. 32. Reverse-controlled Motor Circuit Press and hold the press switch (61), the fan blade (60) will spin clockwise. Release the press switch (61), the motor (95) will stop.

  • Page 32: Double Switch Series Connection Controlling Lamp

    33. Double Switch Series Connection Controlling Lamp Build the circuit, press the switch (62), then press and hold the press switch (61), the lamp (76) will be on. Or you can press both switches at the same time, the lamp (76) will turn on as well.

  • Page 33: Triple Switch Series Connection Controlling Lamp

    35. Triple Switch Series Connection Controlling Lamp Build the circuit, press the switch (62), hold the press switch (61), then move the magnet (7) towards the reed switch (83). The lamp (76) will turn on. 36. Triple Switch-controlled Lamp Parallel Connection Build the circuit, press either switch 1st level (61 or 62), or move the magnet (7)

  • Page 34: Triple Switch Series-Parallel Connection Controlling Lamp

    37. Triple Switch Series-Parallel Connection Controlling Lamp In the circuit, the lamp (76) cannot turn on by just pressing the switch (62). If you press the switch (62) and press and hold the press switch (61) then the lamp (76) will light up. Or if you press the switch (62) and move the magnet (7) towards the reed switch (83) then the lamp (76) will light up.

  • Page 35: Triple Switch-Controlled Lamp Series-Parallel Connection

    2nd level 2nd level 38. Triple Switch-controlled Lamp Series-Parallel Connection There are two ways to light up the lamp (76) in this circuit, you can either press the switch (62), or place the magnet next to the reed switch (83) and the press switch (61) at the same time.

  • Page 36: Individually Switch-Controlled Electrical Appliances

    WARNING: Moving parts. Do not touch the motor during operation. Do not lean over the motor. 39. Individually Switch-controlled Electrical Appliances Press the switch (62), the motor (95) will start running. Press the switch (62) again, the motor (95) will stop. Press and hold the press switch (61), the lamp (76) will turn on. Release the Press switch (61) and the lamp (76) will turn off.

  • Page 37: Main Switch With Motor Press Switch-Controlled Electrical Appliances

    WARNING: Moving parts. Do not touch the motor during operation. Do not lean over the motor. 40. Main Switch with Motor Press Switch-controlled Electrical Appliances Press the switch (62), the lamp (76) will light up. Press and hold the press switch (61), the motor (95) will turn on.

  • Page 38: Double Switch Parallel Connection Controlling Parallel Electrical Appliances

    WARNING: 1st level Moving parts. Do not touch the motor during operation. Do not lean over the motor. 1st level 1st level 1st level 41. Double Switch Parallel Connection Controlling Parallel Electrical Appliances Press either the press switch (61) or the switch (62) to turn on the lamp (76) and the motor (95).

  • Page 39: Double Switch Series Connection Controlling Parallel Electrical Appliances

    WARNING: Moving parts. Do not touch the motor during operation. Do not lean over the motor. 1st level 42. Double Switch Series Connection Controlling Parallel Electrical Appliances In the paralleled connection, to start the motor (95) and lamp (76), press the switch (62) and press and hold the press switch (61) at the same time.

  • Page 40: Triple Switch-Controlled Parallel Lamps

    1st level 43. Triple Switch-controlled Parallel Lamps In the circuit, to turn on the lamp (76) and the LED (69), press the switch (62) first, then hold the press switch (61), finally move the magnet (7) towards the reed switch (83). In the paralleled circuit, even if the lamp (76) or LED (69) is broken, the other one can still work.

  • Page 41: Siren

    1st level 1st level 44. Siren Press the switch (62), you will hear the siren from the speaker (93). -40-...

  • Page 42: Machine Gun Sounds

    1st level 2nd level 1st level 45. Machine Gun Sounds Press the switch (62), you will hear some siren from the speaker (93). When you touch the touch plate (80) the sounds will turn into gun sounds. Tightly press the touch plate (80), now it is machine gun sounds.

  • Page 43: Space Battle Sounds

    1st level 1st level 2nd level 46. Space Battle Sounds Press the switch (62), you will hear the space battle sounds form the speaker (93). Hold the press switch (61) and now you can hear other sounds. -42-...

  • Page 44: Music

    1st level 1st level 47. Music Press the switch (62), you will hear some music from the speaker (93). -43-...

  • Page 45: Emergency Fire Siren

    1st level 1st level 2nd level 48. Emergency Fire Siren Press the switch (62), you will hear the siren from the speaker (93). When you hold the press switch (61) you will hear a fire siren. -44-...

  • Page 46: Touch-Controlled Machine Gun Sounds

    1st level 49. Touch-controlled Machine Gun Sounds Press the switch (62), you will hear the siren from the speaker (93). Then touch the touch plate (80) several times, you will hear 2nd level Level block the gun sounds. Hold the touch plate (80), you will hear machine 1st level gun sounds.

  • Page 47: Press Switch-Controlled Sounds Of Space Battle

    1st level 52. Press Switch- controlled Sounds of Space battle Press the switch (62), you will 2nd level Level block hear the sounds of space battle from the speaker (93). Press the 1st level press switch (61) and the sounds will change.

  • Page 48: Music (Ii)

    55. Music (II) 1st level Build the circuit, press the switch (62), you will hear some music from speaker (93). 56. Press Switch-controlled Music Player 2nd level Press the switch (62), you will Level block hear some music from the speaker (93).

  • Page 49: Siren With Red Light Warning

    59. Siren with Red Light Warning Press the switch (62), the siren will be heard from the speaker (93). At the same time, you can see the 2nd level red light warning in the LED (69). 60. Touch-controlled Machine Gun 1st level Sounds with Red Light Warning Press the switch (62), and keep...

  • Page 50: Press Switch-Controlled Space Battle And Light Warning

    2nd level 1st level 63. Press Switch-controlled Space Battle with Red Light Warning Build the circuit, press the switch 1st level 2nd level (62), the sounds of space battle will turn on with the red light warning on the LED (69). Then Note: You may need to press the press switch (61) many twist the LED (69)

  • Page 51: Music With Red Light Warning

    66. Music with Red Light Warning Build the circuit, press the 2nd level switch (62), you will hear 1st level music from the speaker (93) with the red light warning. 67. Press Switch- controlled Music and Red Light Warning 1st level Press the switch (62), the music 2nd level will turn on with the red light...

  • Page 52: Siren With Sound In Low Pitch And Red Light

    70. Siren with Sound in Low Volume and Red Light Build the circuit, press the switch (62), you will hear the siren in a low volume from the speaker (93) with 2nd level the flashing red light on the LED (69). 71.

  • Page 53: Space Battle In Low Volume

    74. Space Battle in Low Volume Build the circuit, press the switch 2nd level (62), you will hear the sounds of space battle in a low volume. You will 1st level also see the flashing red light from the LED (69). 75.

  • Page 54: Music In Low Volume

    78. Music in Low Volume Build the circuit, press the switch (62), you will hear some music in low volume from the speaker (93), with the flashing 2nd level red light on the LED (69). 1st level 79. Press Switch-controlled Music in Low Volume Press the switch (62), you will hear music in a low volume playing from the...

  • Page 55: Siren With Sound In Medium Volume And Light

    82. Siren with Sound in Medium Volume and Light Build the circuit, press the switch (62), you will hear the siren in a 2nd level medium volume. Also the lamp (76) and flashing LED (69) are on. 1st level 83. Touch-controlled Gun Sounds in Medium Volume and Light Press the switch (62), you will hear the siren in a medium volume from the speaker (93).

  • Page 56: Space Battle In Medium Volume And Light

    86. Space Battle in Medium Volume and Light Build the circuit, press the switch (62), you will hear the sounds of 2nd level space battle in medium volume, the lamp (76) and the flashing light on 1st level the LED (69) are on as well. 87.

  • Page 57: Music In Medium Volume And Light

    90. Music in Medium Volume and Light Build the circuit, press the switch (62), you will hear some music in 2nd level medium volume, the lamp (76) and LED (69) will be on as well. 1st level 91. Press Switch-Controlled Music in Medium Volume and Light Press the switch (62), you will hear some music in medium volume from...

  • Page 58: Steady Flashing Lamp

    94. Steady Flashing 1st level 1st level Lamp Build the circuit, press the switch (62), the lamp (76) will flash steadily. 95. Press Switch-controlled Steady Flashing Lamp 2nd level Press the switch (62), the lamp (76) will flash steadily. Press the Touch Plate (80) and the lamp (76) will go off.

  • Page 59: Press Switch-Controlled Flashing Lamp (Varied Speed)

    1st level 1st level 98. Press Switch-controlled Flashing Lamp (Varied Speed) 2nd level Build the circuit, press the switch (62), the lamp (76) will flash slowly. Then press the press switch (61) and the flashing speed of the lamp (76) will change. 99.

  • Page 60: Slow Flashing Lamp

    101. Slow Flashing Lamp 1st level 1st level Build the circuit, press the switch (62), the lamp (76) will slowly flash. 102. Press Switch-controlled Slow Flashing Lamp Press the switch (62), the lamp (76) 2nd level will flash slowly. Press the press switch (61) and the lamp (76) will turn off.

  • Page 61: Steady Flashing Led

    105. Steady Flashing LED Build the circuit, press the switch 1st level 1st level (62) and the LED (69) will flash steadily. 106. Press Switch-controlled Flashing LED Press the switch (62), the LED (69) 2nd level will flash steadily. Press the touch plate (80) and the LED (69) will go off.

  • Page 62: Press Switch-Controlled Flashing Led (Varying Speed And Brightness)

    1st level 1st level 109. Press Switch-controlled Flashing LED (Varied Speed and Brightness) 2nd level Build the circuit, press the switch (62), the LED (69) will flash slowly. Press the press switch (61), the flashing speed and brightness of the LED (69) will change. 110.

  • Page 63: Slow Flashing Led

    112. Slow Flashing LED 1st level Build the circuit, press the switch 1st level (62), the LED (69) will flash slowly. 113. Press Switch-controlled Slow Flashing LED Press the switch (62), the LED (69) will 2nd level flash slowly. Press the press switch (61) and the LED (69) will turn off.
  • Page 64 Your E-Blox ® Circuit Builder™ is compatible with other E-Blox ® products! Your E-Blox ® Circuit Builder™ kit includes two tin plated blocks (part # 6EB2X101) which allow you to connect to other E-Blox ® sets. A simple demo circuit is shown on the right and the parts needed to build it are shown below.
  • Page 65 Other E-Blox ® Products ™ Build 59 projects with component parts including Build 120 projects with component parts, including a motor, fiber optic tree, and reed switch. power amplifier, FM radio IC, and volume controller. ™ Follow the adventures of Seymour and his robot Robyn as they investigate a mysterious light in the distant ocean horizon.
  • Page 66 Other E-Blox ® Products ™ The E-Blox ® pARTS™ series utilizes our patented technology that allows you to build electrical circuits in three dimensions. Our tin plated blocks are safe to use thanks to a low current power supply (9V battery), our patented battery holder which will sound an alarm and shut down if a short circuit exists, and tin (just like the cans your food comes in).
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