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.
5mm Red LED pack - Pk.100
SKU: TB-ZD1690 | Brand: Little Bird
A bulk pack of 100 standard red 5 mm diffused LEDs — ideal for prototyping, indicator lights, and any project that requires a large supply of single-colour LEDs on hand. Key Features 100-Piece Bulk Pack – Generous ...
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150 Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0552 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of 8 metal film resistors rated at 150Ω and 0.5W (½W). These are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film resistors, making them a drop-in upgrade with double the power handling. Metal film constructio...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x5-Pin, Right-Angle
SKU: PL-2705 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 5-pin right-angle female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is designed to mate with standard 0.1" male headers. The right-angle orientation routes connections parallel to the board surface, making it id...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 2x4-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1024 | Brand: Pololu
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 2×4-Pin Straight Female Header is a double-row, 8-pin socket strip designed to mate with standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. Its compact dual-row footprint is commonly used for small bus connections...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x4-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1014 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 4-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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36-pin 0.1 Female header - pack of 5!
SKU: AF-598 | Brand: Adafruit
Female headers are one of the most versatile components in electronics — perfect for connecting things together, soldering to perfboards, creating sockets for wires, or pairing with break-away male header strips. This...
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40 Pin Female Header Strip
SKU: TB-HM3230 | Brand: Little Bird
A 40-pin single-row female header strip with standard 0.1" (2.54mm) spacing. This versatile header can be trimmed to any length you need, making it perfect for custom projects and Arduino-compatible builds. The socke...
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DB9 Female Connector
SKU: LB-DB9 | Brand: Little Bird
This is quality DB9 female Connector that with solder tail package. DB9 connector is widely used for serial communication RS232, RS485 and RS422 interface.RS232 DB9 Pinout DiagramDB9 Female Connector x1
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JST PH 4-pin Horizontal Connector (10-pack)
SKU: AF-4392 | Brand: Adafruit
Designing boards with plug-n-play connectivity is a snap, with STEMMA connectors. Here's a pack of 10 of our favorite 2mm pitch connector - the JST PH 4 pin. These are the horizontal style. You can use these w...
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2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 10-pin
SKU: AF-2142 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 10-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 maint...
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Maker Essentials - LEDs Resistors
SKU: PR-PIM244 | Brand: Little Bird
A starter pack of over 50 LEDs in three sizes and five colours, bundled with a selection of through-hole resistors. The current-limiting resistors protect the LEDs and let you control brightness — everything you need ...
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DC Barrel Power Jack/Connector
SKU: PI-COM1303 | Brand: Pimoroni
DC power jack/connector. This is a common barrel-type power jack for DC wall supplies. These have a 5.5mm jack, with a 2.1mm center pole diameter. Datasheets: Datasheet
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3 Pin 0.1 Header with Crimp Pins - 2.54 pitch
SKU: TB-HM3403 | Brand: Little Bird
A 3-pin single-row crimp connector housing with 2.54 mm (0.1") pitch, designed for PCB-to-PCB or cable-to-PCB connections. The white nylon wafer housing features locking and polarising, with tin-plated brass pins that...
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1/4 Watt Carbon Film Resistors - 300 Pieces
SKU: TB-RR1680 | Brand: Little Bird
A comprehensive assortment of 300 carbon film resistors covering 60 different values from 1 Ω to 10 MΩ. Each value includes five resistors, all bandoleered for easy sorting and identification — an essential kit for an...
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2.5 mm JST XH-Style Shrouded Male Connector: 2-Pin, Straight (4-Pack)
SKU: PL-2717 | Brand: Pololu
A pack of four 2-pin shrouded male connectors in the JST XH style with 2.5mm pin spacing. These through-hole connectors mate with female JST XH-style cables and housings, providing a secure, polarised connection for p...
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DB9 Female Connector - Solder
SKU: TB-PS0804 | Brand: Little Bird
9 pin D9 socket Specifications Plug or Socket Type D9 Pack Quantity 1pc Contacts / Pins 9pc Case Material Nickel Plated Copper Device Socket Contact Material Gold Plated Attachment Method Solder Tag
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LED - 3mm Cycling RGB (slow)
SKU: SF-COM-11448 | 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...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x8-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1018 | Brand: Pololu
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 1×8-Pin Straight Female Header provides a reliable vertical connection point for standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. This single-row socket strip is one of the most common connectors used in electro...
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Header - 2x8 (Male, 0.1)
SKU: SF-PRT-13156 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple 2x8 male PTH header. This header is that you will find commonly used to interface with a basic 8x2 character LCDs. Each pin has a spacing of 0.1" in between each other.Documents:Datasheet
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6-Conductor Ribbon Cable with IDC Connectors 12
SKU: PL-972 | Brand: Pololu
A 300mm (12″) 6-conductor ribbon cable with female 2×3 IDC connectors on each end. Designed to plug into standard 0.1″ (2.54mm) 2×3 shrouded box headers, and also compatible with 0.1″ male header pins. Key Features ...
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