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Snap Circuits PRO SC-500 | 
| Brand: Elenco
Category: Toy
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $53.48
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Seller: AreYouGame
Rating:  52 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: No
Age: 8 - 13 years
Battery: 4 AA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 20 x 15.4 x 2.4
MPN: SC-500
Model: SC-500
UPC: 756619002590
EAN: 0756619002590
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | AWARDS: The National Parenting Center-Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products, Dr Toy Best Educational Products | | • | Contains over 75 Snap-Together parts. Build over 500 exciting projects. | | • | Clear and concise Illustrated Manual Included and Available Online. | | • | Build 500 experiments. |
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Product Description
Dr Toy 100 Best Children's Products Winner. Even Edison would be intrigued. Engineer 500+ exciting, useful electronic gadgets & play lively electronic games! A walloping collection of materials! All parts snap easily. Clear instruction manual makes circuit assembly stress-free fun. Experiment Examples: Musical Doorbell, Laser Gun, Race Game, Lie Detector, Electronic Kazoo, Make Your Own Battery, Morse Code Generator, Mind Reading Game, Race Car Engine, Telegraph, AM & FM Radio. (No Tools Required. Requires 4AA Batteries) Ages 8+
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 52
 More information available on the web February 28, 2006
Eric Verwillow (Palo Alto, CA)
84 out of 86 found this review helpful
I just played with this (Snap Circuits Junior) for the first time and came looking to buy one for my kids.
In response to the person who said the manuals have errors, see the web site http://www.snapcircuits.net/ (and also http://www.elenco.com/ as mentioned below.) In particular there is a page that gives corrections to all the manuals: http://www.snapcircuits.net/updates.doc .
Another concern I had is which kit to buy: Junior, Pro, etc.? On the snapcircuits web site they have a price list for replacement parts and upgrade kits. For the difference in price between the kits you can upgrade from one to the next so this takes some of the worry about of the purchase (for me at least). http://www.snapcircuits.net/scparts.pdf
Buy one for each kid August 20, 2004
Kris G (Minnesota)
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
This is a great toy! It is very educational, the direction books are easy to follow (our kids needed a 30 minute lesson before we left them on their own to make their discoveries), the snaps are a super idea (some of the other electronic sets I looked at which required twisting wires together), and it is FUN!
We gave it to our 8 year old for his birthday and he has been playing it ever since. His 10 year old brother is very jealous and wakes up early in the morning so he can play with it before his brother wakes up, however the experiments can get a bit noisy so he ends up waking all of us up with them. They both love showing off what they have made to us and their friends and they are learning about how electricity works.
Due to the nature of the toy a few of the pieces (such as light bulbs) have potential to break if not cared for properly so be sure when kids are finished playing with the set they put them away properly so they don't get stepped on.
Really a great idea October 26, 2006
Andrew D. (Arlington, VA USA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Think of this as the Legos approach to wiring. We've bought two smaller ones for two boys here (I'm trying to draw out the girl...) and are considering a trade-up for the boy who methodically did ALL of the experiments. I grew up with the little jumper wire and spring terminal kits which do not provide anywhere near as appealing and understandable a layout and were much harder to work with and troubleshoot. Contrariwise, is hard to improvise with the fixed shape of the components and connectors, but that's not really important for this age group. Pieces do of course get lost, but how much can you ask of the little darlings (don't flush them!!!).
One quibble, more a problem with the larger kits: I think they cheat claiming the kit supports XXX [30-750] different projects. Many projects are subtle enough variations on what came before that they don't count for much.
I'm really very pleased with these kits -- high praise from toy-jaded me -- they are a genuine improvement in learning and, more importantly, *playing* with electronics.
Wonderful toy, rather confused web site support January 30, 2009
John Faughnan (St. Paul, MN USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I should like to refer to the excellent review by Eric Verwillow. The toy is the work of genius, but the manuals could use a refresh, the web sites are the work of a pre-Internet generation (The company was founded 30 years ago by two electrical engineers), and marketing is not exactly a priority. Mr Verwillow's links to correction pages and the upgrade kits require a bit of sleuthing to find.
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Elenco.com tries to cover their educational market, soldering kits, and non-toy devices.[...].
Other than the upgrades kit the key parts to consider are the combination of the Student Guide (experiments up to SC-300) and the Student Guide extension (covers the added experiments of the SC-750). Some Elenco documents mention a teacher's manual, but I get the sense that's obsolete.
I had to print out a paper form to order these, and even do my own arithmetic! First time I've done that in over 10 years. There is a (third) online site for ordering the manuals and other parts but it was so poorly done I preferred to trust the post office.
This toy really is a blast from the past, but it's wonderful.
I don't recommend the SC-750, I think if you're looking for more experiments beyond these 500 you can either order the upgrade kit from the 500 to 750 or look at other Elenco products.
Update 2/22/09: I have received the two student manuals I ordered -- the base manual for the SC-300 and the extension for the SC-500. They provide the educational background that's missing from the retail kit; they're very well done. I recommend ordering the student manuals, I think Elemco/SnapCircuits should include an order form with every kit.
Fantastic Toy! Worth Every Penny! March 11, 2008
J. Savage (Texas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This product is so phenomenal I don't know where to start! We are a homeschooling family with 3 boys, ages 7, 8 and 10. This kit keeps them engaged and interested in learning for hours. Unlike other sets of toys, that end up in pieces all over the house, the boys take care of this set because they know if they don't they will lose it. The set is durable and the pieces fit nicely back in their respective slots after play. There is a nice range of experiments from easy to more challenging and the boys enjoy learning and working together on various projects. We bought this kit after having a smaller version many years earlier. I would recommend this set over any smaller ones, as you have so many more choices and pieces to work with. Although kind of "pricey" for a kids toy, your child will really get plenty of use from this set. We found it to be well worth every penny.
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