Components

SKU: LB-LS0317-47 | Brand: Little Bird

These are your run-of-the-mill 1/4 Watt  5-band resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these 47 ohm resistors are great for general use. These thick-lead versions of the resis...

SKU: AF-4165 | Brand: Adafruit

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also k...

SKU: AF-4163 | Brand: Adafruit

Yay, a plastic tube! No, we jest. This is no ordinary plastic tube, but rather a side-lighting fiber optic tube. This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by ...

SKU: LB-LR0285 | Brand: Little Bird

The LM35DZ is a simple temperature sensor IC for projects that need low-cost temperature measurement with good accuracy around room temperature.It is suited to remote sensing applications and runs from a broad 4 to 30...

SKU: LB-00099 | Brand: Little Bird

The Cherry MX Clear switch is a medium stiff, tactile, non-clicky mechanical keyboard switch in the Cherry MX family. The slider is not actually clear but colourless (in effect, translucent white). The word Clear i...

SKU: AF-1010 | Brand: Adafruit

Little clicky switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These work best in a PCB but can be used on a solderless breadboard as shown in this tutorial. The pins are normally open (disconnected) a...

SKU: AF-1190 | Brand: Adafruit

BAM! This 60mm diameter arcade button is large and inviting and ready for all sorts of pressing and pushing. We've seen these on some games of skill in arcades, they're easy to mount on nearly any kind of enclosure. T...

SKU: PI-COM0408 | Brand: Pimoroni

Classic arcade buttons in a variety of colours.Ever feel the need to relive the glory days of button mashing in your local arcade?Or possibly you just need to add a button to your project and want something a little m...

SKU: PI-COM0407 | Brand: Pimoroni

A classic arcade-style push button in yellow with a satisfying 2 mm travel and tactile click. Adds a splash of colour and a solid feel to custom controllers, interactive projects, and maker builds. Key Features Arc...

SKU: KI-5643 | Brand: Kitronik

The LAMP:bit features connections which allow the microbit to be bolted/clipped directly to it. It has been designed to replicate a streetlight, in form and function. This is a great board for use in transportation pr...

SKU: SF-COM-15105 | Brand: SparkFun

This diode-transistor photocouplers consist of an LED, optically coupled to a high speed photodetector to transmit electrical signals between circuits while still isolating your system from higher voltages. The 6N137 ...

SKU: AF-1387 | Brand: Adafruit

Build custom USB connections without slicing apart a cable and soldering those thin internal wires. This DIY USB shell gives you a proper Type A male plug connector with easy-to-solder tabs and a two-part snap-togethe...

SKU: SF-BOB-15100 | Brand: SparkFun

Add a USB-C connector to your project without wrestling with tiny SMD pads. This breakout board routes the USB-C connector's key pins to a standard 0.1" pitch header, making it straightforward to integrate into breadb...

SKU: LB-LS0071 | Brand: Little Bird

The knob is designed to set directly on the potentiometer's ridges so it's an easy & secure fit. It has a nice feel, with a solid grip, tweaking it is quite fulfilling This is the blue version and it has a nice dee...

SKU: SF-COM-14978 | Brand: SparkFun

This little round on/off/on toggle switch is rated up to 10A at 125VAC and can be panel mounted in a 20mm diameter hole. It’ll also look pretty slick in your project!

SKU: LB-ETEXTILELED-B | Brand: Little Bird

This is a simple single unit BLUE E-Textile LEDEach unit can be sewn into fabric. Various input, output, power and sensor boards are available. They’re even washable (with special care)!These are a thicker PCB th...

SKU: AF-3642 | Brand: Adafruit

A 2.1 mm DC barrel jack with a built-in slide switch, giving you simple on/off control for devices that lack a dedicated power switch. It shares the same PCB footprint as a standard non-switched barrel jack, so it dro...

SKU: AF-1426 | Brand: Adafruit

Make your own little LED strip arrangement with this stick of NeoPixel LEDs. We crammed 8 of the tiny 5050 (5mm x 5mm) smart RGB LEDs onto a PCB with mounting holes and a chainable design. Use only one microcontroller...

SKU: AF-1740 | Brand: Adafruit

This small (14mm diameter) piezo element is nicely enclosed so you can attach easily. Piezo elements convert vibration to voltage or voltage to vibration. That means you can use this as a buzzer for making beeps, tone...

SKU: AF-2164 | Brand: Adafruit

The classic L7805 linear voltage regulator in a TO-220 package, capable of delivering a clean, regulated 5.0 V output (±2%) from an input voltage of 7–35 V. With built-in current limiting and thermal shutdown protecti...