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.
3 Pin 0.1 Header with Crimp Pins - 2.54 pitch
SKU: TB-HM3403 | Brand: Little Bird
A 3-pin single-row crimp connector housing with 2.54 mm (0.1") pitch, designed for PCB-to-PCB or cable-to-PCB connections. The white nylon wafer housing features locking and polarising, with tin-plated brass pins that...
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0.7mm SPST Micro Tactile Switch
SKU: TB-SP0600 | Brand: Little Bird
This 0.7 mm SPST Micro Tactile Switch is a normally-open, single-action momentary pushbutton designed for PCB mounting. With a low-profile 3.2 mm height and compact 6 × 6 mm footprint, it fits easily into space-constr...
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1/4 Watt Carbon Film Resistors - 300 Pieces
SKU: TB-RR1680 | Brand: Little Bird
A comprehensive assortment of 300 carbon film resistors covering 60 different values from 1 Ω to 10 MΩ. Each value includes five resistors, all bandoleered for easy sorting and identification — an essential kit for an...
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The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn
SKU: LB-00336 | Brand: Little Bird
Start-to-finish, fun projects for makers of all types, ages, and skill levels! Written by two school librarians obsessed with making stuff, this easy-to-follow guide is full of hands-on, low-cost makerspace projects t...
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Tactile Switch Buttons (6mm tall) x 10 pack
SKU: AF-1490 | Brand: Adafruit
These 6 mm tall tactile switch buttons are momentary normally-open pushbuttons commonly used as input buttons in electronics projects. The extra height makes them useful for projects in enclosures where the buttons ne...
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Ultimate Initio Robot Kit for Raspberry Pi
SKU: TR-INITULTPI | Brand: 4tronix
Ultimate Initio Kit for Raspberry Pi Does NOT include the Raspberry Pi Model B 3 Includes 4tronix RoboHAT No Soldering RequiredKit Contents: Main Initio chassis (with wheels, motors, gearboxes, ba...
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4017 Decade Counter/Divider CMOS IC
SKU: TB-ZC4017 | Brand: Little Bird
The CD4017 is a CMOS decade counter/divider IC that sequentially activates one of ten outputs (Q0–Q9) on each rising edge of the clock input. Widely used in LED chasers, sequencers, and timing circuits, it's one of th...
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40 Way IDC Line Socket
SKU: TB-PS0989 | Brand: Little Bird
A 40-way IDC (insulation displacement connection) line socket for use with standard pitch ribbon cable. Crimps directly onto flat ribbon cable without soldering, providing a quick and reliable connection for multi-pin...
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20 pin dual female splittable jumper wire - 300mm
SKU: SS-321070026 | Brand: Seeed Studio
A splittable 20-pin dual female jumper wire ribbon cable, 300mm long. The ribbon can be easily separated into individual wires or any grouping from 1 to 20 pins, so you always have the right size connector for your pr...
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2.5 mm JST XH-Style Shrouded Male Connector: 2-Pin, Straight (4-Pack)
SKU: PL-2717 | Brand: Pololu
A pack of four 2-pin shrouded male connectors in the JST XH style with 2.5mm pin spacing. These through-hole connectors mate with female JST XH-style cables and housings, providing a secure, polarised connection for p...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x8-Pin, Right-Angle
SKU: PL-2708 | Brand: Pololu
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 1×8-Pin Right-Angle Female Header provides a reliable perpendicular connection point for standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. Its right-angle orientation is ideal for low-profile builds or board-edge...
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IDC Breakout Helper - 2x20 (40 pin)
SKU: AF-2270 | Brand: Adafruit
The "poor woman's" Raspberry Pi A+ / B+ / Pi 2 cobbler! This combo of 2x20 pin (0.1 spaced) header and socket is for our popular GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model A+/B+/Pi 2 (40 pins). It comes in...
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Adafruit 2.4 TFT LCD with Touchscreen Breakout w/MicroSD Socket [ILI9341]
SKU: AF-2478 | Brand: Adafruit
Add a full-colour touchscreen to your project with this 2.4" TFT LCD breakout. The 240×320 pixel display delivers vivid RGB colour with individual pixel control, driven by the ILI9341 controller with built-in RAM buff...
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HIH-4030 Humidity Sensor Carrier
SKU: PL-1643 | Brand: Pololu
Sparkfun’s carrier board for the HIH-4030 relative humidity (%RH) sensor from Honeywell outputs an analog voltage that varies nearly linearly with humidity. It operates at 5 V while drawing only 200 μA and ...
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Methane Gas Sensor MQ-4
SKU: PL-1633 | Brand: Pololu
This semiconductor gas sensor detects the presence of methane (CNG) gas at concentrations from 300 ppm to 10,000 ppm, a range suitable for detecting gas leaks. The sensor’s simple analog voltage interface re...
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Button Pad 2x2 - Breakout PCB
SKU: SF-COM-09277 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breakout board for 2×2 button pads with integrated LEDs. Each LED and button is brought out to side connectors, making wiring straightforward. The board also includes footprints for 1N4148 through-hole diodes...
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DB9 Female Connector - Solder
SKU: TB-PS0804 | Brand: Little Bird
9 pin D9 socket Specifications Plug or Socket Type D9 Pack Quantity 1pc Contacts / Pins 9pc Case Material Nickel Plated Copper Device Socket Contact Material Gold Plated Attachment Method Solder Tag
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U.FL SMD Connector
SKU: SF-WRL-09144 | Brand: SparkFun
Itty-bitty U.FL SMD connector. Great for tight PCB layouts that require antenna connections. Documents: Datasheet
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Barrel Jack to 2-pin JST
SKU: SF-TOL-08734 | Brand: SparkFun
Two pin JST connector to a 2.1x 5.5mm barrel jack, 6.25 inch long jumper cable. We use this cable to adapt from a wall power supply to a relatively small, SMD JST connector. We found that many of the SMD connectors...
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Mini Snap-Action Switch with 13.5mm Lever: 3-Pin, SPDT, 2A
SKU: PL-1401 | Brand: Pololu
This miniature single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) momentary switch can be used as a general-purpose micro switch or as a small tactile bump sensor for your robot. The switch body dimension is 12.8 x 6.0 ...
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