E-BLOX CIRCUIT BUILDER 115 Manuel utilisateur
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WARN NG:
SHOCK HAZARD
Never connect -Blox®Circuit
Builder to the electrical outlets in
your home in any way!
WARN NG:
CHOK NG HAZARD
Small parts. Not for children
under 3 years.
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WARN NG:
MOV NG PARTS
Do not touch the fan while it is
spinning.
WARN NG:
Only use the battery holder with
the cover securely in place.
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WARN NG: Always check your wiring before turning on a circuit. Never leave a circuit
unattended while the batteries are installed. Never connect additional batteries or any
other power sources to your circuits. Discard any cracked or broken parts.
Adult Supervision:
Because children’s abilities vary so much, even with age groups, adults should exercise
discretion as to which experiments are suitable and safe (the instructions should enable
supervising adults to establish the experiment’s suitability for the child). Make sure your
child reads and follows all of the relevant instructions and safety procedures, and keeps
them at hand for reference.
This product is intended for use by adults and children who have attained sufcient
maturity to read and follow directions and warnings.
Never modify your parts, as doing so may disable important safety features in them, and
could put your child at risk of injury.
FCC Notice: Please note that changes or modications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no gaurantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. f this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • ncrease the separation between the equipment
and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Batteries:
lUse only 1.5V “AA” type, alkaline batteries (not
included).
lnsert batteries with correct polarity.
lNon-rechargeable batteries should not be
recharged.
lRechargeable batteries should only be charged
under adult supervision, and should not be
recharged while in the product.
lDo not connect batteries or battery holders in
parallel.
lDo not mix old and new batteries.
lDo not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or
rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
lRemove batteries when they are used up.
lDo not short circuit the battery terminals.
lNever throw batteries in a fire or attempt to open
its outer casing.
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Batteries are harmful if swallowed, so keep away
from small children.
1. Most circuit problems are due to incorrect assembly, always double-check that your circuit exactly matches
the drawing for it.
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.
Basic Troubleshooting
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Note: If you suspect you have damaged parts, you can follow the Advanced Troubleshooting
procedure on page 15 to help determine which ones need replacing.
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About Electricity
1. What is Electricity?
Q: So many things are connected to electricity, such as
lamps, TVs, and air conditioners. Can you tell me what
electricity is?
A: It can be dened as the movement of
sub-atomic particles (with their
electrical charges) through a material
due to an electrical charge outside the
material. There are some examples in
our daily life, such as lightn ing and
static electricity.
2. Who Discovered Electricity?
Q: Who discovered electricity?
A: I am going to tell you a story that can be traced back to
at least 600 BC . In ancient Greece, it was found that
rubbing fur on amber cause an attraction between the two. This
discovery is credited to the philosopher Thales of Miletus. One
day, when he was polishing his amber at home, he found that a
piece of fur was attracted by the amber after he
put it on the desk. Then he split them, but it
happened again. So he made record about the
phenomenon. It was to be many centuries before
anyone was able to connect this phenomenon
with electricity and a century more before
electrical current was put to practical use.
3. How to Categorize Electricity?
Q: Are we using the same electricity to power the air
conditioner and the remote control?
A: Good question! Actually they are totally
different. What we use in the air conditioner
is called alternating current, because
the ow of electric charge periodically
reverses direction. All home appliances
use alternating current; whereas, we use
direct current in the remote control, in
which the ow of electric charge is only in
one direction.
4. Wireless
Q: My parents tell me that the weather report is
transferred by the satellite, but I know it is impossible for
us to connect a wire to outer space. How do we
deliver these messages?
A: Wireless communication is the
transfer of information between two or
more points that are not connected by
an electrical conductor. So scientists
upload the information by wireless
waves, so it can transfer to wherever
they want.
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About Electricity
5. What did people do in electricity research? 6. Unit of Electricity
7. Application of Electricity 8. What is Triboelectrication?
Q: What did people do in electricity research after Miletus’ discovery?
A: Dating back to the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin, a famous American scientist,
proved that lightning was caused by electricity by describing an experiment in which
an electrical conductor would be used to extract power from a thundercloud. In the
experiment, he ew a kite with a metal key attached to it into a suitable cloud. The precise
historical details are unclear, but he may have then retrieved the key and discharged
electricity from it. By using the principles, he successfully invented the lightning rod. In 1799,
the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta went on to create a “voltaic pile”
consisting of alternating layers of copper and zinc separated by paper
soaked in salt water. This generated a larger current and is credited
as the rst battery. In 1821, the nglish scientist Michael Faraday
created the world’s rst electric motor, even though it was very
simple. All the motors that we use today are based on that design.
Ten years later, Faraday made another contribution to the world with
his second crucial invention, the dynamo. In 1866, the rst industrial
dynamo was invented by a German named Siemens.
Q: What is the unit for electricity?
A: lectricity has various related units of measure. lectrical current
ow is measured in Amperes (Amps), which is named in honor of
the famous French physician André-Marie Ampère and the
contribution that he made. lectrical resistance is measured
in Ohms, which is named after the German physicist
George Ohm for his contributions. lectrical force, or the
electrical difference of potential that would drive one
ampere of current against one ohm of resistance, is
measured in Volts, which is named after the Italian
physicist Alessandro Volta for his contributions.
lectrical power is measured in Watts, which is
named after the famous Scottish inventor James
Watt for his contributions.
Q: All the home appliances don’t work when a blackout
happens. It is very inconvenient without electricity in life.
A: Absolutely! We need electricity
a lot because it can either be
used for cooking, watching TV, or
transportation.
Q: I found it very interesting that a plastic ruler cannot
attract any bits of paper, but when it is rubbed against hair
several times it does.
A: Yes, that’s it! This is the phenomenon
of Triboelectrication. Rubbing glass with
fur, or a comb through your hair, can build
up triboelectricity. Most everyday static
electricity is triboelectric. The polarity and
strength of the charges produced differ
according to the materials, surface
roughness, temperature, strain, and other
properties.
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About Electricity
9. What is Current? 10. What is Voltage?
11. Electricity Generation 12. Battery Recycling
Q: What is current? Is that like water ow? Can it ow too?
A: Yeah, good question. lectric current can ow too, but it
is totally different from water ow. lectric current is a ow
of electric charge.
Q: What is voltage?
A: Voltage is equal to the work done per unit of charge against
a static electric eld to move the charge between two points.
A voltage may represent either a source of energy
(electromotive force), or lost,
used, or stored energy (potential
drop).
Q: How do they make electricity for daily use?
A: There are seven fundamental
methods of directly transforming
other forms of energy into electrical
energy: fossil-fuel, biomass,
hydro/tidal, wind, nuclear,
mechanical power generation, and
solar thermal energy. Certainly there
will be more methods for electricity
generation to be found, since the
scientists are always researching.
Q: How do we recycle used batteries?
A: Battery recycling aims to reduce the number of batteries being
disposed as municipal solid waste. Batteries contain a number of
heavy metals and toxic chemicals and their dumping has raised concerns
over soil contamination and water pollution. Most typical kinds of batteries
can be recycled. However, some batteries are recycled more readily than
others, such as lead-acid automotive batteries (nearly 90% are recycled)
and Press Switch cells (because of the value and
toxicity of their chemicals). Other types, such as
alkaline and rechargeable, e.g., nickel-cadmium
(Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), lithium-ion (Li-
ion) and nickel zinc (Ni-Zn), can also be recycled.
So kids, please do something for battery recycling
in our daily life from now on.
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About Electricity
13. Power Supply 14. Switch
15. Home Appliances 16. Wire
A power supply is an electronic device that supplies electric
energy to an electrical load. The primary function of a power
supply is to convert one form of electrical energy to another.
There are both DC (direct current) and AC (alternating current)
power supplies. Batteries are a type of power supply in which
chemical energy is converted into electricity.
A switch is a device that controls all the other components in the
circuit. It is used for power connection and disconnection. A switch
should be connected in series with the other functional components,
otherwise, it will cause a short circuit.
Home appliances are
electrical / mechanical
machines which accomplish
some home functions such
as cooking or cleaning.
Wire is mainly used for connecting circuits and transferring
electricity.
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About Electricity
17. Circuit 18. Conductor
19. nsulator 20. Semiconductor
Like owing water through a pipe, current is owing through the circuit
too. lectric circuits accomplish the transfer of current by connecting to
a power supply, switch, and other functional components with wires. It can
be mainly dened by series and parallel circuits.
A circuit composed solely of components
connected in series is known as a series circuit;
likewise, one connected completely in parallel is
known as a parallel circuit. If two lamps
are connected in the series circuit and
one of them burns out, the other one
cannot work. However, it will still work in
the parallel circuit. All home circuits are
parallel circuits to avoid interferences.
A conductor is an object or type of material that allows the ow
of electrical current in one or more directions. The conductivity
varies for different materials. For example, metal, lead, acid, or
alkali salt are good conductors. Humans are conductors too, so
be careful around electricity.
A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value
falling between that of a conductor and an insulator, such as a
diode or triode. The conductivity of semiconductor material can
be easily affected by increasing temperature and ashing lights.
A substance that resists electricity is called an insulator.
xamples of insulators are glass, rubber, ceramics, and plastics.
The plastic covers outside wires are commonly used insulators.
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Qty.
Name Symbol Part #
2
1-wire
Block 6 B2X01
6
2-wire
Block 6 B2X02
2
3-wire
Block 6 B2X03
3
4-wire
Block 6 B2X04
1
5-wire
Block 6 B2X05
1
Press
Switch 6 B2X61
1
Switch 6 B2X62
1
Lamp 6 B2X76
Qty.
Name Symbol Part #
1
Touch
Plate
6 B2X80
1
Reed
Switch
6 B2X83
1
Spring
Wire
6 B2X09
1
Motor
Shaft Cap
6 B2X59
1
Motor
Top
6 B2X64
2
Level
1-Block
6 B2X100
2
Level
2-Block
6 B2X200
2
Plated
Block
6 B2X101
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Parts List (colors and styles may vary) Symbols and Numbers
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Qty.
Name Symbol Part #
1 L D 6 B2X69
1 Speaker 6 B2X93
1 Magnet
6 B2X07
1
Fan
Blade
6 B2X60
1 Motor 6 B2X95
Qty.
Name Symbol Part #
1
Base
Grid
6 B2X39
1
Three-in-
One
6 B2X11
1
1
Battery
Holder
Battery
Cover
6 B2X91
6 B2X91C
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