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.
Stackable Header - 5 Pin
SKU: LB-00339 | Brand: Little Bird
This is a 5-pin female header, with extra long legs Pins are spaced by 0.1".
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
TXB0104 Bi-Directional Level Shifter [TXB0104]
SKU: AF-1875 | Brand: Adafruit
Because the Arduino (and Basic Stamp) are 5V devices, and most modern sensors, displays, flash cards and modes are 3.3V-only, many makers find that they need to perform level shifting/conversion to protect the 3.3V de...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
Sub-micro Servo - SG51R
SKU: AF-2201 | Brand: Adafruit
This is just about the cutest, tiniest little micro servo we could find, even smaller than the 9 gram micro servos we love so much. It can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction) and works just l...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
Analog to Digital Converter - MCP3002
SKU: SF-COM-08636 | Brand: SparkFun
The MCP3002 is a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a simple SPI interface, available in a breadboard-friendly 8-pin DIP package. Use it to add analog input capability to microcontrollers that lack an ADC, ...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Diode Rectifier - 1A 50V
SKU: SF-COM-08589 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple, very common rectifier diode. Often used for reverse voltage protection, the 1N4001 is a staple for many power, DC to DC step up, and breadboard projects. 1N4001 is rated for up to 1A/50V. If you ne...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Screw Terminals 5mm Pitch (2-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-08432 | Brand: SparkFun
Screw Terminals with 5mm pitch pins. Comes in 2 or 3 positions and have the really cool feature of slide-locking together to form any size you need (4, 5, up to 20 without problems). Rated up to 300V @ 8A. Terminal...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Resistor 10k Ohm 1/6th Watt PTH
SKU: SF-COM-08374 | Brand: SparkFun
1/6th Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and perf boards, these 10K resistors make excellent pull-ups, pull-downs, and current limiters. Need more than one? Checkout our bag of re...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
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