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.
Arduino Stackable Header - 8-pin
SKU: SF-PRT-09279 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 8-pin female header, with extra long legs – great for stacking Arduino shields. Pins are spaced by 0.1". Documents: Datasheet
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Arcade Joystick - Short Handle
SKU: SF-COM-09182 | Brand: SparkFun
This short-handle arcade joystick is a heavy-duty 4-way input in the classic Pac-Man style. Built from ABS plastic and solid alloy, it delivers a great feel with rugged construction that stands up to intense gameplay....
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Speaker - 0.5W (8 Ohm)
SKU: SF-COM-09151 | Brand: SparkFun
A compact 0.5W speaker with 8 ohm impedance, small enough to fit inside robot builds, enclosures, and portable electronics projects. Suitable for audio output from amplifier boards, microcontrollers with DAC/PWM audio...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
SparkFun Opto-isolator Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-09118 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a board designed for opto-isolation. This board is helpful for connecting digital systems (like a 5V microcontroller) to a high-voltage or noisy system. This board electrically isolates a controller from the h...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Thumb Joystick
SKU: SF-COM-09032 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a joystick very similar to the ‘analog’ joysticks on PS2 (PlayStation 2) controllers. Directional movements are simply two potentiometers - one for each axis. Pots are ~10k each. This joystick also has a se...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Header - 6-pin Male (SMD, 0.1, Right Angle)
SKU: SF-PRT-09015 | Brand: SparkFun
A surface-mount 6-pin right-angle male header with standard 2.54 mm (0.1 in) pitch between pins and between rows. Ideal for adding a programming or serial header to compact PCB designs where a low-profile, right-angle...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
0.1 2x20-pin Strip Right Angle Female Header
SKU: AF-2823 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×20-pin right-angle female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch provides a convenient way to add right-angle connectivity to circuit boards with dual-row 40-pin headers. It mates with standard 2×20 dual male headers ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
AL Heat Sink (With adhesive tape) - 13*13*7mm
SKU: DF-FIT0191 | Brand: DFRobot
A compact aluminium heat sink with pre-applied 3M 8810 thermal adhesive tape on the back. Simply peel off the blue protective film and stick it directly onto your IC or chip — no thermal paste or glue required. The ad...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Rocker Switch - SPST (right-angle)
SKU: SF-COM-08837 | Brand: SparkFun
Your project will probably need an on/off switch. If you plan to house the project in an enclosure, we found this great rocker switch to help you out. RoHS and UL approved. Features: Right angle solid through-hole...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
LED - Ultraviolet
SKU: SF-COM-08662 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple 5mm LED with an interesting array of applications. This UV LED can be used for counterfeit detection (bills, credit cards, documents, etc), sterilization, pesticide, black lights, sun burns, the list ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
SparkFun Solder-able Breadboard
SKU: SF-PRT-12070 | Brand: SparkFun
A solderable PCB that mirrors the layout of a standard solderless breadboard, with the same pin connections and power rails. Once you've finished prototyping on a breadboard, transfer your circuit to this board and so...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Screw Terminals 5mm Pitch (3-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-08433 | 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 ca...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
SparkFun microB USB Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-12035 | Brand: SparkFun
Add a Micro-B USB connector to your project without the hassle of soldering tiny SMD pads. This compact breakout board routes all five pins — VCC, GND, ID, D−, and D+ — to a standard 0.1" pitch header for easy breadbo...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
DIP Sockets Solder Tail - 14-Pin 0.3
SKU: SF-PRT-07939 | Brand: SparkFun
A 14-pin DIP IC socket with solder-tail pins and 300 mil (0.3″) row spacing. Solder these into your PCB or perfboard to make DIP ICs easily removable — saving you from desoldering when swapping or replacing chips. Sp...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
SMA Connector
SKU: SF-WRL-00593 | Brand: SparkFun
PCB edge mount - SMA RF connector. Perfect for prototyping with the GPS and Cellular devices that require an antenna connection. These connectors have a female signal pin and will correctly mate with the original SMA ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
LED Holder - 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-11841 | Brand: SparkFun
A snap-in plastic LED holder designed for 10 mm LEDs. Simply press the LED into the holder and snap the assembly into a 35/64″ (approximately 14 mm) panel hole — no screws or tools required. Key Features Snap-In De...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Transistor - NPN (2N3904)
SKU: SF-COM-00521 | Brand: SparkFun
These are very common, high quality BJT NPN transistors made by ST Micro. Datasheet: 2N3904
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Transistor - PNP (2N3906)
SKU: SF-COM-00522 | Brand: SparkFun
These are very common, high quality BJT, PNP transistors made by ST Micro. Datasheet: 2N3906
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
36-pin 0.1 Short Break-away Male Header - Pack of 10
SKU: AF-3009 | Brand: Adafruit
Short break-away male headers in a convenient pack of ten — ideal for low-profile connections where standard-height male headers would be too tall. These headers are designed to pair with short female headers for a sl...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Cherry MX Switch Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-13773 | Brand: SparkFun
Cherry MX Keyswitches are top-of-the-line mechanical keyboard switches. They’re satisfyingly “clicky”, reliable up to tens-of-millions of key presses, and a standard in gaming and programming keyboards across th...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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