Thames & Kosmos BUBBLE BLOWER Manuals

Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com Thames & Kosmos UK Ltd, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 2QZ , United Kingdom | 01580 212000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk STEP 2 Attach the sliding switch to the chassis bracket. Important! Take a look at the terminals at the rear. The area where no wire is attached is the “off” position. Slide the switch to “off.” STEP 6 STEP 1 STEP 5 STEP 3 Securely clip on the fan cover. STEP 4 Now insert the contact springs into the chassis bracket holes, narrow end down. We are calling the contact springs “A,” “B,” and “C” from left to right. STEP 7 General Information How to Assemble the Bubble Blower Contents DEAR PARENTS! Please help your child with assembly, and offer your support and assistance with the experiments. Before starting the experiments, read through the manual together and be sure to follow all of the steps described there. Please be careful not to let small kit parts get into the hands of small children. Encourage your child to repeat an experiment if it doesn’t yield the desired result the first time. Above all, pay attention to the safety information. Have fun with the experiments! 1st Edition 2013 © 2013 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG Pfizerstrasse 5-7, D-70184 Stuttgart Tel. +49 (0)711 2191-343 This work, including all its parts, is copyright protected. Any use outside the specific limits of the copyright law without the consent of the publisher is prohibited and punishable by law. This applies specifically to reproductions, translations, microfilming, and storage and processing in electronic systems and networks. We do not guarantee that all material in this work is free from copyright or other protection. Project management: Dr. Mark Bachofer; Technical product development: Dr. Petra Müller; Manual design: Atelier Bea Klenk, Berlin; Packaging design: Peter Schmidt Group GmbH, Hamburg Manual and packaging layout: Michael Schlegel, komuniki, Würzburg; Text: Mark Bachofer; Check into it: Tobias Pehle, Unna; Photos: Stefan Körber (foam); Katja Jentschura (exploding bubble) (both © fotolia. com); Oliver Klasen, Stuttgart (girl); Manual and packaging illustrations: Andrea Mangold, Munich (soap bubble recipe), Medien Kommunikation, Unna (mixing the soap), all others Andreas Resch, St. Ulrich am Waasen, Austria 1st English Edition © 2013 Thames & Kosmos, LLC, Providence, RI, U.S.A. ® Thames & Kosmos is a registered trademark of Thames & Kosmos, LLC. Editing: Ted McGuire; Additional Graphics and Layout: Dan Freitas Distributed in North America by Thames & Kosmos, LLC. Providence, RI 02903; Phone: 800-587-2872; Email: [email protected] We reserve the right to make technical changes. Printed in China / Imprimé en Chine First, assemble the fan. Mount the motor on the gear box in such a way that the wires point toward the lower edge of the box. Place the cover over the motor. 1 You will also need: › Two AA batteries (1.5-volt, type AA/LR6/penlight) › Soap bubble liquid (purchased or made yourself, see back side) › Small Phillips-head screwdriver (“crosshead” screwdriver) Attach the soap bubble wheel to the gear box. First place it on and then screw in the screw tightly. In this step, you will be installing the gear box on the chassis. To do that, first hook on the left side (from the perspective of the battery compartment) of the gear box, and then press down on the right side until it clicks into place. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Now turn the gear box over and insert the fan wheel onto the motor shaft. 2 3 4 5 6 7a A B C EXPERIMENT MANUAL 6 7 8 9 Motor cover Motor Contact spring (3) Sliding switch Screw 10 Chassis with battery compartment and soap solution holder Gear box Fan wheel Fan cover Soap bubble wheel 1 2 3 4 5