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.
4 Pin MINI DIN / S-VHS PANEL Socket
SKU: TB-PS0376 | Brand: Little Bird
A 4-pin mini DIN panel-mount socket (S-Video / S-VHS type) with nickel-plated copper construction. The socket requires a 10mm panel cutout and uses solder tag termination for secure, permanent connections. Specificat...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
0.100" (2.54 mm) Female Header: 2x3-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1023 | Brand: Pololu
A 2×3-pin (6-pin) female header with standard 0.1" (2.54mm) spacing. This compact dual-row header is commonly used for ISP programming connections, small sensor breakouts, and custom cable assemblies. The 2×3 configu...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Female DE9/DB9 Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-29196 | Brand: SparkFun
This compact breakout board makes it easy to bring a female DE9 connector, often called DB9, onto a breadboard or into a custom wiring harness.All nine connector pins are broken out to 0.1in-spaced plated through-hole...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
2x20pin Tall GPIO Pin Header for Raspberry Pi
SKU: LB-LS3507 | Brand: Little Bird
This 2×20 pin tall female header extends the reach of any board with a standard 40-pin GPIO layout, including the Raspberry Pi, Google Coral, and NVIDIA Jetson. At 16 mm tall with standard 0.1″ (2.54 mm) spacing, it p...
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Resistor 10K Ohm 1/6th Watt PTH - 20 pack
SKU: SF-COM-11508 | 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. We’ve opted for a new and more breadboard-fri...
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Maker Essentials - Various Headers
SKU: PR-PIM247 | Brand: Little Bird
If you're going to be adding and removing wires to a project, these 2.54 pitch headers are an ideal way to make it easy and reliable. This box has a useful selection. Maker Essentials are components and useful bits...
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Feather Stacking Headers - 12-pin and 16-pin female headers
SKU: AF-2830 | Brand: Adafruit
These two Female Stacking Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business! What do they do? They stack. Put the headers through your Feather and then you can ...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 2x40-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-966 | Brand: Pololu
This double-row, 80-pin (2×40) straight male header strip with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is a versatile connector for electronics projects. The breakaway design lets you snap or cut it into any dual-row length you need. St...
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Arduino Nano Stackable Header Kit
SKU: SF-PRT-16279 | Brand: SparkFun
These stackable headers are made to work with the SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Arduino Nano or any comparable shield to connect the shield with a Arduino Nano footprint. This set includes two 15-pin headers; the pins ...
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LED - RGB Common Cathode (pack of 5) - Clear
SKU: PI-COM0623 | Brand: Pimoroni
A pack of five clear 5 mm RGB LEDs with a common cathode configuration. Each LED has four pins — one for red, green, and blue, plus a shared cathode (longest pin). Drive individual colours for status indication or use...
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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...
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Feather Header Kit - 12-pin and 16-pin Female Header Set
SKU: AF-2886 | Brand: Adafruit
These two Female Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business! What do they do? They get soldered on either side of the Feather board. Now y...
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100k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0620 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of 8 metal film resistors rated at 100KΩ and 0.5W. Despite the half-watt power rating, these are the same physical size as standard 1/4W carbon film resistors, making them a direct drop-in replacement with doub...
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Screw Terminal Block: 2-Pin, 5 mm Pitch, Side Entry (4-Pack)
SKU: PL-2440 | Brand: Pololu
A pack of four 2-pin screw terminal blocks with 5 mm pitch and side-entry wire orientation. Simply tighten or loosen the screws to connect or release wires — no soldering needed for the wire connection itself. Each b...
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2mm Pitch 40-Pin Break-apart Male Headers - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-2671 | Brand: Adafruit
These 2 mm pitch 40-pin break-apart male headers are designed for modules and boards that use 2 mm pin spacing instead of the standard 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch. Each pack includes five 40-pin strips that can be easily sna...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x16-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1031 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 16-pin straight female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is designed to mate with standard 0.1" male headers. It provides a reliable socket connection for board-to-board and board-to-wire applications. ...
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100 Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0548 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of 8 metal film resistors rated at 100Ω and 0.5W. Despite the half-watt power rating, these are the same physical size as standard 1/4W carbon film resistors, making them a direct drop-in replacement with doubl...
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Rotary Potentiometer - 10 kΩ
SKU: PI-COM1004 | Brand: Pimoroni
You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with something like our Explorer HAT Pro or Explorer pHAT to rea...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x9-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1019 | Brand: Pololu
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 1×9-Pin Straight Female Header provides a reliable vertical connection point for standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. This single-row, 9-position socket strip is commonly used in electronics prototyp...
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Diffused 5mm LED Pack - 5 LEDs each in 5 Colors - 25 Pack
SKU: AF-4203 | Brand: Adafruit
A pack of 25 diffused 5mm LEDs in five colours — white, blue, green, yellow, and red (5 of each). These classic through-hole LEDs are bright enough for daytime visibility and diffused for a wide viewing angle, making ...
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