Prototyping
Everything you need to wire up your next build — headers, sockets, breakaway pins, and more. Our prototyping supplies cover standard 2.54 mm pitch and finer-pitch connectors suited to breadboards, PCBs, and custom builds alike.
Whether you're a hobbyist, STEM student, or professional engineer, these components make it easy to prototype quickly and iterate faster. Popular with makers and educators across Australia, with fast local dispatch.
Adafruit SPI FLASH Breakout - W25Q64 - 64 MBit / 8 MByte
SKU: AF-5636 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SPI FLASH Breakout features a W25Q64 chip providing 64 Mbit (8 MByte) of non-volatile flash storage over a standard SPI interface. It's ideal for adding compact, low-power external storage to microcontrol...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
2.0mm Pitch 4-pin Cable Matching Pair - JST PH Compatible
SKU: AF-5088 | Brand: Adafruit
A matching pair of 4-pin JST PH compatible cables with inline plug and socket connectors. Each cable is 20 cm long with stranded 26 AWG wires, providing a reliable and compact connection that can carry a couple of amp...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Adafruit DS1841 I2C Digital 10K Potentiometer Breakout
SKU: AF-4570 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DS1841 is an I2C-controlled logarithmic digital potentiometer from Maxim with a resistance range of 3.7 kΩ to 22 kΩ across 128 tap points. Unlike linear potentiometers, the DS1841's logarithmic response c...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Mini Microswitch - SPDT (Roller Lever)
SKU: SF-COM-18161 | Brand: SparkFun
Although small in size, KW4-Z5F roller microswitches are rated for controlling electrical loads ranging from logic level (computer based circuits) to power duty switching (up to 16.1 A and 250 Vac). The package size o...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Kailh Mechanical Key Switches - Tactile Brown - 10 pack - Cherry MX Brown Compatible
SKU: AF-4954 | Brand: Adafruit
For crafting your very own custom keyboard, these Kailh Brown Linear mechanical key switches are deeee-luxe! With smooth actuation and Cherry MX compatibility, they're lovely when you want a tactile keyst...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Adafruit SPI Flash SD Card - XTSD 512 MB
SKU: AF-4899 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SPI Flash SD Card breakout features an XTSD 512 MB chip — an SD card in an SMT package that you can wire up like standard SPI flash but use with existing SD card libraries. It comes pre-formatted as a 512...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
5M Flexible el wire with battery holder 5mm - Purple
SKU: LB-LR0335-V | Brand: Little Bird
This 5-metre length of EL wire (electroluminescent wire) glows a vibrant purple when powered by the included battery-operated inverter. EL wire is a flexible, phosphor-coated wire that produces a cool, even glow simil...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Cherry MX Switch - Black
SKU: LB-00100 | Brand: Little Bird
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 the globe.
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Premium Jumper Wire 50-Piece Rainbow Assortment M-F 3
SKU: PL-1707 | Brand: Pololu
These premium jumper wires are stranded 26 AWG wires with female terminations on one end and male terminations on the other end, for use with 0.1″ (2.54 mm) headers, connectors, and solderless breadboards. ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Resistor 1M Ohm 1/4 Watt PTH - 20 pack (Thick Leads)
SKU: SF-PRT-14494 | Brand: SparkFun
These are your run-of-the-mill ¼ Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these 1M ohm resistors make excellent pull-ups, pull-downs and current limiters. ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Line Laser Diode - 5mW 650nm Red
SKU: AF-1057 | Brand: Adafruit
You have some frickin' sharks at your lair, and you're thinking "it would be really great if I could attach some lasers to them" and then you see these little laser diode modules: what great timing! These encapsulated...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Ceramic Capacitors (pack of 10) - 0.01uF
SKU: PI-COM1503 | Brand: Pimoroni
Ahhhh capacitors - the circuit builders' most reliable and trusted friend - always keen to jump in and provide stability where needed to your signals and power supply. 0.1uF - 1uF are great all-purpose bypass capac...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
2.1mm DC Power Jack with Rocker Switch
SKU: AF-3643 | Brand: Adafruit
A 2.1 mm DC barrel jack with a built-in rocker switch, giving you a simple on/off control for devices that lack a dedicated power switch. It shares the same PCB footprint as a standard non-switched barrel jack, so it ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
1k Ohm 1 Watt Carbon Film Resistors - Pack of 2
SKU: TB-RR2774 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of two 1 kΩ carbon film resistors rated at 1 W continuous power. These through-hole axial resistors feature colour-coded bands for easy identification and solder legs for breadboard or PCB mounting. Specificat...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Aluminum SMT Heat Sink - 0.25x0.25 square - 0.5 tall
SKU: AF-1493 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact aluminium heat sink designed for surface-mount components such as SoCs, motor drivers, linear regulators, FETs, and other SMT packages. Its small footprint and tall fin design provide effective thermal dissi...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Yellow
SKU: AF-1502 | Brand: Adafruit
A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in yellow. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control panel....
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
Jiffy Box - Black - 83 x 54 x 31mm
SKU: TB-HB6015 | Brand: Little Bird
Manufactured from ABS plastic, these jiffy boxes not only look great, they have been designed to incorporate everything our customers wanted in a constructor's box. Sizes are compliant with industry standards ...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 2-pin
SKU: AF-2138 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 2-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 30 Jul
10k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0596 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 10kΩ metal film resistors rated at 0.5W (½W) with 1% tolerance. Despite the higher power rating, these resistors are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film types, making them a drop-in upgra...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul
2x20 pin IDC Box Header - Raspberry Pi A+/B+/Pi 2/Pi 3
SKU: AF-1993 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×20 (40-pin) IDC box header is the matching connector for 40-pin GPIO ribbon cables used with Raspberry Pi models that have a 40-pin GPIO header. Solder it onto perfboard to create a breakout point for your Pi's...
Delivered by Thu 30 Jul