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.
Automatic Self-Adjusting Wire Strippers and Cutter
SKU: AF-4747 | Brand: Adafruit
If you've got a lot of wire-stripping to do, you may want to try out an automatic stripper/cutter! They are fantastic for stripping and cutting stranded and solid-core 24 or thicker AWG wires and ribbon cables. The...
Delivered by Wed 4 Nov
Adafruit Universal USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger - bq24074
SKU: AF-4755 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Universal USB/DC/Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer Charger (bq24074) charges 3.7V/4.2V LiPo or LiIon batteries from virtually any power source — USB Type-C, DC adapter, or solar panel — with a wide 5–10V input ra...
Delivered by Wed 4 Nov
Rainbow Wire Wrap Thin 30 AWG Prototyping Repair Wire - 280 meters total - 35m each of 8
SKU: AF-4730 | Brand: Adafruit
This stuff is called "wire-wrap wire" because it used to be used for wire-wrapping high-speed digital circuits on a special kind of contact board. It's pretty rare to see wire-wrapping in these days of low-cost PCB fa...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Raspberry Pi 4 x 8 RGB LED Matrix Expansion HAT
SKU: EC-RPA01416L | Brand: Elecrow
This RGB LED HAT adds a 4×8 matrix of individually addressable RGB LEDs to your Raspberry Pi. With 256 brightness levels and 24-bit colour depth (over 16.7 million colours), it's perfect for creating colourful display...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
USB Hub Powermanager for RPI Zero
SKU: EC-CEF02096C | Brand: Elecrow
If you want to connect Raspberry Pi which has only one single micro port to various USB, the USB Hub for Raspberry Pi Zero is your right choice. Especially there is no soldering and wires reqiured. The USB Hub for RPI...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Metal Screw Nut and Mounting Kit -M2
SKU: DF-FIT0665 | Brand: DFRobot
The mounting kit is an M2 screw set with screws, nuts and a variety of lengths of single-head, double-pass hexagonal copper columns, for a total of 320 pieces. The M2-size screw set is suitable for motherboards, senso...
Delivered by Thu 22 Oct
Micro:bit Breakout Board ( Octopus:bit)
SKU: EF-EF03405 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus:bit is a breakout board for the BBC micro:bit that extends all GPIO ports (P0–P16, P19–P20) into colour-coded pin headers with VCC and GND alongside each I/O pin. This makes connecting sensors, servos, and...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Electric Solenoid Lock
SKU: DF-FIT0620 | Brand: DFRobot
A 12V DC electric solenoid lock with a steel case and steel casting parts. Apply power to retract the latch and unlock; remove power and the latch springs back to the locked position. The lock includes signal feedback...
Delivered by Thu 22 Oct
Panel Mount USB-C Extension Cable - 6
SKU: SF-CAB-15455 | Brand: SparkFun
This panel mount USB-C extension cable enables you to more easily enclose a project that contains a USB-C port. The cable is 6" in length and includes two 14mm M3 screws compatible with the cable's 3mm panel mount hol...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Through-Hole Resistors - 10K ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25
SKU: AF-2784 | Brand: Adafruit
ΩMG! You're not going to be able to resist these handy resistor packs! Well, axially, they do all of the resisting for you! This is a 25 Pack of 10K Ω Resistors. More specifically, they are carbon film, ...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Through-Hole Resistors - 470 ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25
SKU: AF-2781 | Brand: Adafruit
ΩMG! You're not going to be able to resist these handy resistor packs! Well, axially, they do all of the resisting for you! This is a 25 Pack of 470Ω Resistors. More specifically, they are carbon film, t...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
JST PH 4-Pin to Female Socket Cable - I2C STEMMA Cable - 200mm
SKU: AF-3950 | Brand: Adafruit
This cable will let you turn a JST PH 4-pin cable port into 3 individual wires with high-quality 0.1" female sockets on the end. We're carrying these to match up with any of our boards with 'STEMMA' connectors o...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Micro Usb Cable 80cm
SKU: LB-LR0293-3 | Brand: Little Bird
An 80 cm USB-A to Micro USB cable for data transfer and charging. Compatible with development boards such as the Arduino Leonardo, as well as Raspberry Pi, mobile devices, and other electronics that use a Micro USB co...
Delivered by Tue 27 Oct
915MHz LoRa Antenna RP-SMA - 1/4 Wave 2dBi
SKU: SF-WRL-14875 | Brand: SparkFun
A compact 1/4-wave rubber duck antenna for LoRa and other 860–960MHz communication. With a centre frequency of 915MHz and 2dBi gain, this 110mm antenna is ideal for space-constrained LoRa nodes where a smaller antenna...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Snap-In Panel Mount Cable - USB C Socket to USB A Plug
SKU: AF-4052 | Brand: Adafruit
This panel mount cable will allow you to enclose a device that has a USB A port, and also converts it to a modern USB C connector at the same time. Perfect for placing your project in a secure box! One end is a USB...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
RJ-45 Ethernet Round Panel Mount Adapter Plug
SKU: AF-4130 | Brand: Adafruit
This RJ-45 round panel mount adapter provides an Ethernet pass-through connection that installs in a standard round drill hole — no rectangular cutouts or filing required. Drill a ~30 mm hole in wood, plastic, or meta...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Potentiometer Control Rotary Knob Orange
SKU: LB-LS0067 | 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 rubbery grip, tweaking it is quite fulfilling This is the orange version and it has a nice...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
4 x AA Battery Holder with Premium Jumper Header Wires
SKU: AF-3859 | Brand: Adafruit
A 4×AA battery holder with premium jumper header wires that plug directly into a breadboard. No stripping or soldering required — just insert the header pins into your breadboard rails and start prototyping with porta...
Delivered by Wed 4 Nov
Stepper Motor 42BYG
SKU: LB-LR0214-50 | Brand: Little Bird
The 42BYG is a NEMA 17 bipolar stepper motor with a shaft-reversed design, commonly used in 3D printers, CNC machines, and DIY motion-control projects. With a 1.8° step angle and 40 N·cm holding torque, it provides re...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Heat Sink Thermal Tape - 3M 8810 - 80mm x 80mm
SKU: AF-1468 | Brand: Adafruit
Get that heat sink stuck on good and strong with 3M's thermal tape. Specifically designed for attaching heat sinks to ICs. Works better and is less messy than thermal glues or pastes because the thickness is even acro...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
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