Elenco Snap Circuits® Deluxe Sound & Light Combo User Manual

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Project 15

Color Light Transporter

Project 16

Color Optics

Light can travel through

fiber optic cables over

great distances, even

through bends and

curves.

Black

Clear

Black

Build the circuit as shown. Place the black cable holder on the color

LED (D8), then place the fiber optic cable into the holder as far as it will

go. For best performance the fiber optic cable should stand straight up

in the holder, without bending it. Leave the other end of the cable free.
Turn on the switch (S1), and look into the loose end of the fiber optic

cable. Flex the cable into loops but don’t dent it. Take the circuit into a

dark room and see how the cable looks.
You can use the clear cable holder on the color LED instead of the black

holder.

Build the circuit as shown. Place the clear cable holder on the

color LED (D8) and the black cable holder on the

phototransistor (Q4), then place the fiber optic cable into the

holders as far as it will go. For best performance the fiber optic

cable should stand straight up in the holders, without bending

them.
Turn on the switch (S1). The color LED (D8) turns on and off

repeatedly as it changes colors. This produces interesting

effects when connected to the speaker circuit through the fiber

optic cable.

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