SNAP CIRCUITS SPY KIT Manual page 2

Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Safety Notes 1
Installing Batteries 1
Helpful Symbols 1
Parts List 2
Projects 1 - 8 3-6
Parts Layout BC
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Installing batteries:
• Remove the safety cover from the battery holder
(if your holder has one) with a Phillips head screwdriver
• Insert three (3) 1.5V AA batteries (not included) in the holder.
Be sure to orient the battery "+" as marked in the holder.
• Replace the cover (if your holder had one). When installing
a battery, be sure the spring is compressed straight back,
and not bent up, down, or to one side.
• Battery installation should be supervised by an adult.
Snap Circuits
real electronic circuits. Each block has a function: switch, light,
battery, different length wire blocks, and more! With easy-to-follow
simply snap together to create working circuits!
project manual,
What is electricity? Nobody really knows. We only know how to
produce it, understand its properties, and how to control it. Electricity
is a form of energy that can give things the ability to move and work.
Everything in the world around us is made of particles called protons,
neutrons and electrons. These three tiny particles are found in
everything around us. When the electrons move, they create electricity.
● Use only 1.5V AA type, alkaline batteries (not
!
included).
● Insert batteries with correct polarity.
Batteries:
● Do not mix old and new batteries.
● Remove batteries when they are used up.
X3
● Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc),
or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium batteries.
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uses building blocks with snaps to assemble
● 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.
● Non-rechargeable batteries should not be recharged.
Rechargeable batteries should only be charged under adult supervision, and
should not be recharged while in the product.
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Helpful Symbols:
Look for these symbols
throughout the manual.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
•Definitions
•"How it works?"
SNAP CIRCUITS
Technical information
using your parts.
ADULT
ASSISTANCE
REQUIRED
Get an adult to help
with your build