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.
Arcade Button with LED - 30mm Translucent Yellow
SKU: AF-3488 | Brand: Adafruit
This 30mm translucent yellow arcade button has built-in LEDs for a beautiful illuminated look. Two surface-mount LEDs with a ~1K resistor are embedded in the button body in a series configuration, drawing just 5mA fro...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
USB to Micro-B Adapter
SKU: SF-COM-14567 | Brand: SparkFun
It’s tiny, it’s handy, and it can give your normal USB-equipped device a micro-B connector! With the USB to Micro-B Adapter you can make a flash drive connect to your tablet, connect a keyboard to your phone in order ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
USB Cable with Switch
SKU: AF-1620 | Brand: Adafruit
Add a power switch to any USB-powered project simply by plugging this between the USB power port and the USB cable. This is the most useful thing you never knew you needed! You'll want to pick up a bunch for your elec...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB - Single
SKU: AF-1608 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Perma-Proto Quarter-Sized Breadboard PCB mirrors the layout of a tiny solderless breadboard with power rails, making it simple to transfer small prototyped circuits to a permanent soldered board. The comp...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 2m 30AWG Green
SKU: AF-2005 | Brand: Adafruit
Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Panel Mount 1K potentiometer (Breadboard Friendly) [1K Linear]
SKU: AF-1789 | Brand: Adafruit
This 1K potentiometer is a two-in-one, good in a breadboard or with a panel. Its a fairly standard linear taper 1K ohm potentiometer, with a grippy shaft. Its smooth and easy to turn, but not so loose that it will ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Switched JST-PH 2-Pin SMT Right Angle Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1863 | Brand: Adafruit
This switched JST connector is the best way to quickly prototype with our LiPoly batteries. We paired a genuine JST connector with a slide switch that can do up to 600mA. Both are soldered onto a breadboard-friendl...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi A+/B+/Pi 2/Pi 3 [2x20 Female Header]
SKU: AF-2222 | Brand: Adafruit
Connect your own PCB to a Raspberry Pi B+ with this normal-height female header. The female header part is about 8.5mm tall, good for small HATs that do not to clear the USB/Ethernet jacks. This header has 3m...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
SMT GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi HAT - 2x20 Short Female Header
SKU: AF-2187 | Brand: Adafruit
A custom-made 2×20 short female header designed for surface-mount (SMT) Raspberry Pi HAT designs. This header provides the slimmest possible profile when you need a low-clearance connection between your HAT and a Rasp...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
IR Break Beam Sensor - 5mm LEDs
SKU: AF-2168 | Brand: Adafruit
Infrared (IR) break-beam sensors are a simple way to detect motion. They work by having an emitter side that sends out a beam of human-invisible IR light, then a receiver across the way which is sensitive to that s...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Brass M2.5 Standoffs 16mm tall - Black Plated - Pack of 2
SKU: AF-2337 | Brand: Adafruit
Finally we get our very own super sweet sixteen... 16 millimeters that is! Our Black Plated M/F Brass 16mm Standoffs are engineered specifically to keep your PiTFT or other Pi accessories w...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Replacement Tubes for Professional Silicone-Tip Solder Sucker [SS-02]
SKU: AF-2476 | Brand: Adafruit
Replacement silicone tubes for the Professional Silicone-Tip Solder Sucker. Cut to your desired length as needed — the elastic, heat-resistant silicone withstands temperatures up to 350°C, letting you get close to you...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Solder Wire - RoHS Lead Free - 0.5mm/.02 diameter [50g]
SKU: AF-2473 | Brand: Adafruit
A 50 g spool of lead-free solder wire ideal for through-hole and surface-mount soldering. With a 0.5 mm diameter and no-clean rosin flux core, this wire delivers clean, reliable joints without the need for post-solder...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
ESP32 Thing Stackable Header Set
SKU: SF-PRT-14311 | Brand: SparkFun
These headers are made to work with the SparkFun ESP32 Thing and ESP32 Power Control Shield boards. Each set of headers makes your ESP32 Thing easily stackable with the Power Control Shield or other applications. This...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Arduino Leonardo Microcontroller
SKU: DF-DFR0201 | Brand: DFRobot
The Arduino Leonardo is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega32U4, offering the same flash, RAM, and capabilities as the ATmega328 found in the Uno. The key difference is built-in USB communication, allowing the...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Jumper Wires Premium 6 M/F Pack of 100
SKU: SF-PRT-09139 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a SparkFun exclusive! These are 155mm long jumpers terminated as male to female. Use these to jumper from any male or female header on any board. Multiple jumpers can be installed next to one another on a 0.1"...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Mounting Kit (Standoffs)
SKU: DF-FIT0225 | Brand: DFRobot
A comprehensive mounting kit containing a variety of M3 nylon and copper standoffs, screws, and nuts — all organised in an adjustable 24-compartment parts box. Everything you need to mount circuit boards, build robot ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Super Bright LED - Red 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-08862 | Brand: SparkFun
Huge 10mm through-hole LEDs. Mood light an entire wall! Features: 625-630nm Red 2.1-2.3VDC Forward Voltage 80mA Forward Current 30 degree viewing angle 10,000-12,000 MCD output Documents: Datasheet LED Tutorial
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Mini Pushbutton Switch - SMD
SKU: SF-COM-08720 | Brand: SparkFun
A miniature surface-mount momentary pushbutton switch with a low-profile design. Ideal for use as a tactile reset button or general-purpose input on custom PCBs. Rated up to 50 mA. Key Features Surface Mount (SMD) ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Servo extension cable 600mm (23.62)
SKU: DF-FIT0297 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a 600mm (23.62") servo extension cable. This comes in very handy when your servo is further away from the controller than the wire on the servo allows. Male connector on one end goes to controller, female c...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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