Prototyping & Wiring
Everything you need to wire up, connect, and house your electronics projects — all in one place. From breadboards and jumper wires to breakout boards, crimp connectors, headers, and project enclosures, this collection covers the essentials for hobbyists, students, and professionals alike.
Whether you're prototyping a new circuit, organising your bench, or building a finished STEM project, you'll find the right cables, connectors, and storage solutions here. Shipped Australia-wide from our Sydney warehouse.
2.1mm DC Power Jack with Slide Switch
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...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
5V 1.5A Linear Voltage Regulator - 7805 TO-220
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...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
SKU: AF-2448 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TB6612 Breakout is a compact dual H-bridge motor driver that can spin two DC motors bidirectionally, step one bipolar or unipolar stepper, or fire two solenoids — all at up to 1.2A continuous per channel ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055
SKU: AF-2472 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BNO055 breakout delivers complete 9-DOF orientation sensing with onboard sensor fusion — no complex algorithms to write yourself. The Bosch BNO055 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer on...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Desoldering Pump
SKU: DF-FIT0216 | Brand: DFRobot
A compact, spring-loaded desoldering pump (solder sucker) for removing solder from PCB joints and through-holes. The ProsKit DP-366D features a double oil-sealed piston for guaranteed leak-free suction and a soft foam...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Rotary Encoder
SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Servo extension cable 150mm
SKU: DF-FIT0296 | Brand: DFRobot
A 150mm servo extension cable for reaching servos mounted further from the controller than the servo's built-in lead allows. Male connector plugs into the controller, female connector mates with the servo. Also works ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
SparkFun RJ11 Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-14021 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun RJ11 Breakout, two simple breakout boards for the common 6-pin RJ11 connector. These little boards can easily have one of our RJ11 6-Pin Connectors to work with common telephone cables. Each bo...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
3mm LED Pack (50 pcs)
SKU: DF-FIT0244 | Brand: DFRobot
A pack of 50 basic 3mm LEDs in five colours — 10 each of red, green, yellow, white, and blue. Handy for prototyping, indicator lights, and Arduino projects. Specifications Forward Voltage – 1.8–2.2V Max Current – ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
2mm 10pin XBee Socket
SKU: SF-PRT-08272 | Brand: SparkFun
This 2 mm pitch 10-pin socket mates with XBee radio modules from Digi, allowing you to mount your XBee without soldering it directly to a PCB. You'll need two of these sockets to connect to all 20 pins on an XBee modu...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Diode Pack (100 pcs)
SKU: DF-FIT0323 | Brand: DFRobot
An assortment pack of 100 through-hole diodes across 8 commonly used types. A handy selection to keep in your parts bin for prototyping, repairs, and project builds — covering signal diodes, rectifiers, fast-recovery ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
LED - Basic Red 3mm
SKU: SF-COM-00533 | Brand: SparkFun
LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very standard red LED. The lens is 3mm in diameter, and is diffused.
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)
SKU: AF-161 | Brand: Adafruit
CdS cells are little light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is about 5-10KΩ, when dark it goes up to 200KΩ. To use, connect one side o...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Full sized breadboard
SKU: AF-239 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a 'full-size' breadboard, 830 tie points. Good for small and medium projects. It's 2.2" x 7" (5.5 cm x 17 cm) with a standard double-strip in the middle and two power rails on both sides. You can pull the powe...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Jumper Wires 7.8 F/M (High Quality 30 Pack)
SKU: DF-FIT0365 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION Premium quality jumper wires for prototyping. Made with 26AWG multi-strand wire and sturdy male pins. Each jumper wire is approximately 210mm in length. Each pack comes with 30 jumper wires in a...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
LED - Basic Blue 5mm x 100
SKU: SF-COM-11372 | Brand: SparkFun
LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very basic 5mm LED with a blue lens. It has a typical forward voltage of 3.4V and ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Diffused LED - White 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-11121 | Brand: SparkFun
Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft, diffuse glow.Features: 3.0-3.4VDC Forward Voltage 20mA Forward Current 40 degree viewing angle 150-180 MCD output ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Tactile Button - SMD (12mm)
SKU: SF-COM-12993 | Brand: SparkFun
This is an SMD 12mm square SPST button. What we really like is the large button head and good tactile feel (it ‘clicks’ really well). This button is great for user input or a good reset button on a PCB, heck, we use t...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
LED Rainbow Pack - 5mm PTH
SKU: SF-COM-12903 | Brand: SparkFun
Sometimes when you have too many choices, it’s hard to make a good decision. In fact, there are times when you just want a bag of LEDs, just one of each, that’s all you want. Well too bad, you are getting two of each!...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Screw Terminals 2.54mm Pitch (2-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-10571 | Brand: SparkFun
These are simple 2-position screw terminals with 2.54mm pitch pins. Rated up to 150V @ 6A, this terminal can accept 30 to 18AWG wire. The 2.54mm pitch will line up with standard 0.1" perf boards.Documents: Datasheet
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
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