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.
LED Holder - 5mm
SKU: SF-COM-11840 | Brand: SparkFun
These snap-in plastic LED holders provide a clean, secure way to panel-mount 5 mm LEDs. Simply press the LED into the holder and snap the holder into a 7.5 mm (19/64″) mounting hole — no screws or adhesive required. T...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
RFID Reader ID-12LA (125 kHz)
SKU: SF-SEN-11827 | Brand: SparkFun
RFID (radio-frequency identification) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, for the purposes of identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. This is the ID-12LA, a very simpl...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Banana to Banana Cables
SKU: SF-CAB-00507 | Brand: SparkFun
These are various leaded cables for attaching to multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, etc. Cables come in red/black pairs. Dimensions: 36" Long
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
SparkFun Third Hand Kit
SKU: SF-TOL-11784 | Brand: SparkFun
Are you frustrated with the lack of dexterity from most third hands? The SparkFun Third Hand gives you the ability to hold a board between two alligator clips on two flexible arms with multiple points of articulati...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Infrared Proximity Sensor - Sharp GP2Y0A21YK
SKU: SF-SEN-00242 | Brand: SparkFun
The Sharp GP2Y0A21YK is an infrared proximity sensor with an analogue voltage output that varies with distance — from 3.1 V at 10 cm to 0.4 V at 80 cm. It uses an IR emitter and position-sensitive detector to measure ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
SparkFun Beefcake Relay Control Kit
SKU: SF-KIT-13815 | Brand: SparkFun
Your 5V system can wield great power with this big, beefy relay board. How does 20A on the NC contacts and 10A on the NO contacts at 220VAC sound? The SparkFun Beefcake Relay Control Kit contains all the parts you nee...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Tamiya Plug with 10cm Leads, Female
SKU: PL-2172 | Brand: Pololu
This style of high-current connector is commonly used with the 7.2V sub-C battery packs that power many RC cars. The connector is keyed so that power cannot be reversed, and a latch secures the connection so that it ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Alligator Clip
SKU: SF-PRT-00111 | Brand: SparkFun
A standard alligator clip — an essential tool for any electronics workbench. Use it for making quick temporary connections when prototyping circuits, testing components, or extending test leads. Ideal For Prototypin...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Relay SPDT Sealed
SKU: SF-COM-00100 | Brand: SparkFun
These are high quality Single Pole - Double Throw (SPDT) sealed relays. Use them to switch high voltage, and/or high current devices. This relay’s coil is rated up to 12V, with a minimum switching voltage of 5V. The c...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Text-to-Speech Shield for Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0273 | Brand: DFRobot
Give your Arduino project a voice with this text-to-speech shield. Built around the IFLYTEK XFS5051CE speech synthesis chip, it converts text strings into spoken audio in English and Chinese, with support for both mal...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Triple Axis Accelerometer BMA220 (Tiny)
SKU: DF-SEN0168 | Brand: DFRobot
This Triple Axis Accelerometer with Bosch BMA220 is an ultra small triaxial, low-g acceleration sensor breakboard with SPI and I2C interface, aiming for low power consumer market applications. It allows measurem...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
0.100 (2.54 mm) Extended Male Header: 2x7-Pin, 22.85 mm
SKU: PL-1115 | Brand: Pololu
This double-row, 14-pin (2×7) extended male header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch features extra-long 22.85mm pins — significantly longer than standard headers. The extended length is useful for making connections that span...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
0.100 (2.54 mm) Extended Male Header: 1x2-Pin, 22.85 mm
SKU: PL-1114 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 2-pin extended male header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch features extra-long 22.85mm pins — significantly longer than standard headers. The extended length is useful for making connections that span greate...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
LED - 10mm Cycling RGB (fast)
SKU: SF-COM-11453 | Brand: SparkFun
These color-changing LEDs take the work out of creating crazy, flashy, blinky… ness. Simply apply power and the LED will cycle through the RGB colorspace: no external controller necessary! These bright and festive LED...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)
SKU: SF-COM-11450 | Brand: SparkFun
These color-changing LEDs take the work out of creating crazy, flashy, blinky… ness. Simply apply power and the LED will cycle through the RGB colorspace: no external controller necessary! These bright and festive LED...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
White Push On Style Knob
SKU: TB-HK7715 | Brand: Little Bird
These knobs just push on to a standard 0.25 (1/4) shaft. - No more messy screws. - Complete with coloured cap. Specifications Colour / Finish ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
SparkFun Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-13322 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Soil Moisture Sensor is a simple breakout for measuring the moisture in soil and similar materials. The soil moisture sensor is pretty straight forward to use. The two large exposed pads function as probe...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
i2c / SPI character LCD backpack
SKU: AF-292 | Brand: Adafruit
LCD backpacks reduce the number of pins needed to connect to an LCD. LCDs are a fun and easy way to have your microcontroller project talk back to you. Character LCDs are common, and easy to get, available in tons ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Diffused Green 5mm LED (25 pack)
SKU: AF-298 | Brand: Adafruit
Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused green LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are fairly bright so they can be seen in daytime, and from any angle. They go easily into a breadbo...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
T1 (3mm) Blue LED with Light Blue Diffused Lens
SKU: PL-1073 | Brand: Pololu
This is a basic, general-purpose blue LED in a standard T1 (3mm) package with 0.1" lead spacing.
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
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