SAFETY ADVICE AND USEFUL TIPS
BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY !
Before you use the Logiblocs, be sure to read and understand
this section on safety.
If used correctly, the Logiblocs are absolutely safe.
The Logiblocs operate at low voltage only.
Never connect any wires into mains electrical outlets.
BATTERIES - DOs and DON’Ts !
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Insert battery according to +/- symbols.
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Only use the recommended batteries. (9V DC 6F22 or 6LR61)
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Do not use Nickel Cadmium rechargeable batteries.
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Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries.
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Do not short-circuit the supply terminals or throw in fire.
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Disconnect battery during long periods of non-use.
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Never leave worn out batteries connected – they might leak and corrode things.
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Use only one BATTERY BOX or BATTERY CONNECTOR in any circuit.
SOME MORE DOs AND DON’Ts
Do not leave the Logiblocs working unattended for long periods.
This wastes the battery anyway !
Always disconnect the battery when you finish a Logibloc session.
Do not attempt to open up the Logiblocs.
Do not insert metal objects or wires into the connectors – this could
cause a short circuit !
Always plug together or pull apart
the Logiblocs in the direction shown.
Do not force the Logiblocs together.
This may hurt the connectors.
Do not place the Logiblocs themselves in water.
CONNECTORS
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UNDERSTANDING LOGIBLOCS
Logiblocs make computer technology simple!
Logiblocs is the electronic discovery system that helps you understand about
the world of technology around you as you create your own inventions.
From traffic lights to super computers, everything in today's high-tech world
runs by the same principles that Logiblocs demonstrate. Inside each
Logibloc is a printed circuit board and every block is colour-coded for the
function it performs. By plugging together Logiblocs in different combinations
you can create circuits and virtually write your own simple program to build
each new invention.
Each block has its own job to do, described by its colour:
Logi Yellow
Input: These blocks trigger the system at the press of a button and in all
sorts of other ways.
Logi Blue
Throughput: These blocks take signals from place to place.
Logi Orange
Logic: These brain blocks do the thinking and make sure that everything
happens in the right place and at the right time.
Logi Red
Output: These chatterboxes turn things on and off and communicate with
the outside world through light and sound.
Logi Green
Power: These energy suppliers give life to Logibloc inventions.
All Logiblocs work with each other so with a few Extrablocs you can build on to
your inventions to make them even more powerful using your Logimagination.
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