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Introduction:
Beat the Buzzer is a steady hand game that is well known to many as a table top amusement. It is a challenging and co

For those of you who don’t know the game, the aim is to guide the grip mounted loop through the wire maze without

If the metal loop touches the maze, even for a fraction of a second, the alarm will sound and the player must start aga

In this project you will make your own buzz wire game. Below are the list of materials and step by step instructions.

(Expert adult support and supervision is required for using tools and sharp objects)

List of Main Materials

1. Copper Tube 36" or 24"

2. Wooden Handle
3. Solid Copper Wire
4. Battery Holder 2AA (and matching batteries)
5. Buzzer 3-Volt
 6. Light Bulb (2.5-V ~ 3-V)
7. Lamp Holder
8. Insulated copper wire gage 24, 26 or 28

List of Optional Materials

1. Wood base or wood frame (Depending on your design)

If you don't have access to a wood base or wood frame you may use foam boards, empty carton boxes or em
2. Glue, adhesive tapes, screws and electrical tape
Your buzzwire can work even if all the components are sitting on a table and connected to each other properl
things together.
3. Some tools such as scissors and screw drivers. Complex designs may also need drills, nails and a hammer for w

Some of the materials needed for making a buzzwire game are pictured below:
Interchangeable Materials:

Almost all of these materials can be replaced by similar products. For example you may use a metal lamp holder, plast

All the light bulbs and lamp holders sold by MiniScience (in kits or separately) have 10-mm screws and are compatible

Important:

The light bulb, buzzer and battery pack you use must all have the same voltage.

If you buy a kit from MiniScience, all components are certified to work at 3-volts.

If you are buying the materials separately, you may choose to buy 6-volt components or 9-volt components.

Design Options:

You will decide about the design of your buzz wire maze and the stand or frame. You will also decide about the start p

In this example the bottom of the maze is covered with blue masking tape or electrical tape. This is the place where th
may start from the top and lower the loop to the bottom of the maze.

You can be very creative in designing vertical mazes which stand on one or two legs. Some of the interesting ideas are

Instructions:
Step 1:

Make the frame and the maze

Make your own design of buzzwire frame or stand. Twist your own creative design for the Copper tube maze to matc

The difficulty level of the game is decided during construction by choosing the diameter of the wand loop, and by cho

The circuit design is completely independent from the design of the frame or stand.

Step 2:

Make the circuit

Start by identifying the positive and negative side of all components. Look for + signs and - signs that mark the positiv

Decide about the location of the components based on your design and install them securely on the board or frame y

Note that only bare wire can create an electrical contact. Carefully remove the wire insulation from the contact points

Step 3:

Make or prepare your loop wand

The Loop Wand is a solid copper wire that you have made a loop on one end of it. If you have purchased a kit, you alr
The other end of the loop wand connects to a long wire. The long wire that comes in the kit has an alligator clip on ea

Step 4:

Make all the connections

Connect the negative side of your power source (or the black wire of your battery holder) to your wire maze. (We mad

Connect the positive side of your power source (the red wire of the battery holder) and the red wire of the buzzer tog

Connect the black wire of the buzzer to the other side of the lamp holder and then to the loop wand.
Additional Information:
The Loop Wand

You can use your own idea about the design of the loop wand. You can even use a wood dowel or wood handle for i

Conductivity is Important

Wash the maze wire and loop wand with dish washing detergent. Scrub the surface while washing. Then clean or polis
from rusting again.

A clean surface on the maze and the loop wand wire will result in a better or more sensitive operation of the buzzwire

Parallel Circuit

In this project the buzzer and the light bulb form a parallel circuit.

The Buzzwire Kit Contains:

 Copper Tube for maze

 Solid copper wire for loop wand
 Battery Holder
 Electric Buzzer
 Lamp Holder
 Light bulb
 Long wire with alligator clips
 Screws for mounting