Data Sheet

About Your Snap Circuits
®
Parts
(Part designs are subject to change without notice).
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. One of the small
grids has pegs on both sides and 6 thru-snaps,
to allow assembly of circuits on both sides.
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 reed switch (S9) is an electrical switch
that can be controlled by a magnet. It has two
metal contacts close together. The magnetic
field from the magnet makes the contacts
come together, completing a circuit just like
other switches do.
The blue snap
wires are wires
used to connect
c o m p o n e n t s .
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) and 45 degree
vertical snap wires (V2) 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 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.
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.
BASE GRID
SNAP WIRES, VERTICALSNAP
WIRES, & JUMPER WIRES
BATTERY HOLDER
SLIDE&PRESS SWITCHES
Battery Holder (B3)
REED SWITCH (S9)
Slide &Press
Switches
(S1 & S2)
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