Manual

-6-
About Your Snap Circuits
®
Parts
(Part designs are subject to change without
notice).
BASE GRID
BATTERY HOLDER
The base grids are platforms for mounting parts
and wires. They function 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. This set has two sizes,
which can be placed together to form larger
grids.
SNAP WIRES, VERTICALSNAP
WIRES, & JUMPER WIRES
The batteries (B3) 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 (B3)
Slide &Press
Switches
(S1 & S2)
SLIDE&PRESS SWITCHES
The slide & press switches (S1 &S2) connect
(pressed or “ON”) or disconnect (not pressed or
“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.
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 vertical snap wires
(V1) make connections
between two dimensions,
allowing electricity to go up
a wall.
The jumper wires (red, black, & blue) make
flexible connections for times when using the
snap wires
would be
difficult. They
also are used
to make con-
nections 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.
The horn (W1) 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.
HORN
Horn (W1)