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.
TIP120 Power Darlington Transistors - 3 pack
SKU: AF-976 | Brand: Adafruit
Transistors are powerful little electronic switches, and when our little NPN transistors aren't power enough for your project, we have been known to use these beefy TIP120 Darlington transistors. Great for whenever yo...
Delivered by Thu 5 Nov
Stereo 3.7W Class D Audio Amplifier - MAX98306
SKU: AF-987 | Brand: Adafruit
This incredibly small stereo amplifier is surprisingly powerful - able to deliver 2 x 3.7W channels into 3 ohm impedance speakers. Inside the miniature chip is a class D controller, able to run from 2.7V-5.5VDC. Since...
Delivered by Thu 5 Nov
Laser Diode - 5mW 650nm Red
SKU: AF-1054 | Brand: Adafruit
This compact encapsulated laser diode module produces a red 650nm beam with 5mW output, making it useful for embedded electronics projects that need a simple visible laser source.It includes an integrated driver, so i...
Delivered by Thu 5 Nov
Adafruit SMT breakout PCB for SOIC or TSSOP - various sizes - 8 pin - pack of six
SKU: AF-1212 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SMT Breakout PCB for 8-pin SOIC, TSSOP, or MSOP packages lets you easily prototype with surface-mount chips on standard solderless breadboards. One side accommodates an 8-pin TSSOP/MSOP footprint while th...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
JST PH 3-Pin Socket to Color Coded Cable - 200mm
SKU: AF-4046 | Brand: Adafruit
This cable will let you turn a JST PH 3-pin cable socket into 3 individual tinned wires. These are great to match up with our JST 3-PH cables, for extending and connecting sensors or LEDs, and the wires are even...
Delivered by Thu 5 Nov
Mini Soft Touch Push-button Switches (6mm square) x 10 pack
SKU: AF-3983 | Brand: Adafruit
Put your project in stealth mode with these super slim, super tiny, and silent Mini Soft Touch Push-button Switches. They're less 'clicky' than tactile switches, they have a rubbery elastomer that feels good to p...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Qwiic Cable - Grove Adapter (150mm)
SKU: SF-PRT-15109 | Brand: SparkFun
With the SparkFun Qwiic Connect System expanding every day, we want to make sure it becomes as accessible as possible but we understand there are other systems that can compliment it out there. The Qwiic to Grove Adap...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
Green Wire Wrap Wire on Spool 250m 30AWG
SKU: LB-LS0153G | Brand: Little Bird
Green Wire Wrap Wire on Spool 250m 30AWG Wire Wrapping Wire, 30 AWG External Material :PVC PVC insulation, Tinned copper conductor Diameter: 0.5 mm Inner diameter:0.25 mm Length:250 meters Heat-resistant: 80 degrees
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
SparkFun Qwiic HAT for Raspberry Pi
SKU: SF-DEV-14459 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic HAT for Raspberry Pi is the quickest and easiest way to enter into SparkFun’s Qwiic ecosystem while still using that Raspberry Pi that you’ve come to know and love. The Qwiic HAT connects the I2C b...
Delivered by Fri 23 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
NeoPixel Diffused 8mm Through-Hole LED - 5 Pack
SKU: AF-1734 | Brand: Adafruit
LOLwut? NeoPixels in through-hole variety? Oh yes, we haz them! If you like NeoPixel strips you'll luv these 8mm diffused through-hole NeoPixels. All the single-pin-controlling-hundreds-of-LEDs goodness in a bre...
Delivered by Thu 5 Nov
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
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
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 5 Nov
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