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.
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 Thu 11 Jun
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 Thu 11 Jun
5M Flexible el wire with battery holder 5mm - Light Blue
SKU: LB-LR0335-LB | Brand: Little Bird
This 5-metre length of EL wire (electroluminescent wire) glows a vibrant light blue when powered by the included battery-operated inverter. EL wire is a flexible, phosphor-coated wire that produces a cool, even glow s...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
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 Thu 11 Jun
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 Thu 11 Jun
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 Thu 11 Jun
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 Thu 11 Jun
TrinityPixel WS2812B 5050 RGB LED Strip 5M 30LEDS Waterproof
SKU: LB-LR0281-9 | Brand: Little Bird
The TrinityPixel WS2812B is a 5-metre waterproof RGB LED strip featuring 30 individually addressable LEDs per metre (150 total). Each LED can be set to any 24-bit colour (8-bit PWM per red, green, and blue channel), g...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Short Wire Alligator Clip Test Lead (set of 12)
SKU: AF-1592 | Brand: Adafruit
A set of 12 short alligator clip test leads for making quick temporary connections without soldering. Each lead has a vinyl-covered alligator clip on both ends, colour-coded across six colours for easy circuit identif...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 3-pin
SKU: AF-2136 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 3-pin screw terminal block with 2.54mm (0.1") pitch, designed to fit directly into perfboard and protoboards. Terminal blocks provide reliable, tool-adjustable PCB-to-wire connections that are easy to mainta...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 2m 30AWG Yellow
SKU: AF-2004 | 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 Thu 11 Jun
JST-PH 2-Pin SMT Right Angle Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1862 | Brand: Adafruit
A simple 2-pin connector soldered onto a breadboard-friendly breakout. This is compatible with the "JST PH 2-pin" connector. Mates perfectly with all our 1-cell LiPoly and LiIon batteries as well as our 6V coin ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Adafruit Feather M0 Adalogger
SKU: AF-2796 | Brand: Adafruit
The Feather M0 Adalogger is an all-in-one datalogger built around the ATSAMD21G18 ARM Cortex M0 processor, with a built-in MicroSD card holder, native USB, and LiPo battery charging. With 256KB of flash and 32KB of RA...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
JST connector Kit (2.54mm) (0.1)
SKU: DF-FIT0255 | Brand: DFRobot
This kit includes JST XHP-2, XHP-3 and XHP-4 housing (20 units each), through-hole type shrouded header (20 units each) and crimp contact (100 units). SPECIFICATIONS Current rating:3A AC,DC (AWG #22) Voltage ra...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Barrel Jack Adapter - USB to 5.5mm
SKU: SF-TOL-08639 | Brand: SparkFun
A USB-A to 5.5 × 2.1 mm barrel jack adapter cable for powering development boards and small devices from any USB port. Centre-positive polarity, delivering up to 5 V at 500 mA (per USB specification). Specifications ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Vibration Motor
SKU: SF-ROB-08449 | Brand: SparkFun
A vibration motor! This itty-bitty, shaftless vibratory motor is perfect for non-audible indicators. Use in any number of applications to indicate to the wearer when a status has changed. All moving parts are protecte...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Arduino Compatible Lithium Battery USB Charger Module
SKU: TB-XC4502 | Brand: Little Bird
This compact TP4056-based module charges a single lithium cell from a 5V USB supply. With charge state LEDs and both mini-USB and solder tab inputs, it's an easy way to add rechargeable battery capability to your proj...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
LED - Super Bright Red - 5 pack
SKU: SF-COM-00528 | Brand: SparkFun
These are very bright LEDs. The LEDs are so bright that it hurts to look directly at them. Please take a look at the pictures to get an idea of the intensity. All lenses are clear. Features: 9,000mcd brightness Stand...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
RS485 Shield For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0259 | Brand: DFRobot
Arduino RS485 is an industrial standard for long distance, anti-interferrence and reliable communication. So we create this RS485 Arduino shield, especially designed for the Arduino controller board. It convert...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Arduino RS232 Shield
SKU: DF-DFR0258 | Brand: DFRobot
This RS232 Shield For Arduino is designed for the Arduino controller,and it can easily convert UART to RS232 interface. The RS232 shield integrates DB9 connectors (female) that provide connection to various dev...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
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