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Empower your prototyping endeavors with Little Bird's comprehensive Prototyping collection, available now in Australia! We offer everything you need to bring your electronic ideas to life, from fundamental components like alligator clips and resistors to specialized elements like diodes and MOSFET power switches, all with fast and reliable shipping.

Fuel your creativity and build with confidence:

  • Alligator Clips: Establish temporary connections and facilitate easy circuit testing during the prototyping phase.
  • Resistors: Control current flow and voltage levels, playing a crucial role in various electronic circuits.
  • Diodes: Allow current flow in one direction, enabling essential functionalities like signal rectification and protection.
  • MOSFET Power Switches: Manage high-power applications with robust and efficient switching capabilities.
  • And More: Discover a diverse range of additional components like breadboards, jumper wires, prototyping shields, and more to support your projects.

Perfect for makers of all experience levels, Little Bird's Prototyping collection empowers you to:

  • Build and test circuits efficiently: Experiment with different configurations and troubleshoot issues with ease.
  • Learn electronics fundamentals: Gain practical experience with essential components and understand their functionalities.
  • Bring your ideas to life: Prototype your electronic creations before committing to final designs.

Start building today! Shop Little Bird's Prototyping collection and unlock a world of creative possibilities.

  • Solder - 1/4lb Spool (0.032) Special Blend

    SKU: SF-TOL-10243  Little Bird
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    We don’t want to hype this solder TOO much, but this could possibly be the best solder in the world. There, we’ve said it. This is a special blend ...

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  • Premium Female/Male 'Extension' Jumper Wires - 20 x 6

    SKU: AF-1954  Little Bird
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    These Female/Male Extension jumper wires are handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wire...

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  • Premium Male/Male Jumper Wires - 20 x 3 (75mm)

    SKU: AF-1956  Little Bird
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    Handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 3" (75mm) long and come in a 'strip' of...

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  • Gravity 4Pin IIC/I2C/UART Sensor Cable (10pcs)

    SKU: DF-FIT0513  Little Bird
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    The Gravity 4Pin IIC/I2C/UART sensor cable is a standard Gravity series 4-Pin cable with 30cm length. One side is PH2.0-4p connector and the ot...

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  • Enameled Copper Magnet Wire – 11 meters / 0.1mm diameter

    SKU: AF-3522  Little Bird
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    For winding custom coils, or very fine-pitch rework, we always reach for magnet wire. Magnet wire is very very thin (0.1mm diameter!) copper wir...

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  • Wire Strippers - 20-30 AWG

    SKU: SF-TOL-24771  Little Bird
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    A wire stripper is an essential tool for any electronics work bench, and this multi-purpose stripper and cutter makes removing protective covers ea...

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  • Micro Connector Crimping Pliers

    SKU: AF-5682  Little Bird
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    Make cables and wiring harnesses with ease using the best crimping pliers we've used. These especially light, ergonomic, precision-machined crimper...

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  • Blue Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack

    SKU: AF-5536  Little Bird
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    Have you found yourself in a maze of twisty-turny knobs, all alike? These micro potentiometer (or rotary encoder) knobs offer a rainbow burst of co...

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  • Through-Hole Speaker

    SKU: SF-PRT-20660  Little Bird
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    This is a small 15mm round speaker that operates around the audible 2kHz range. You can use these speakers to create simple music or user interface...

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  • Cream Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack

    SKU: AF-5539  Little Bird
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    Have you found yourself in a maze of twisty-turny knobs, all alike? These micro potentiometer (or rotary encoder) knobs offer a rainbow burst of co...

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  • Yellow Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack

    SKU: AF-5534  Little Bird
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    Have you found yourself in a maze of twisty-turny knobs, all alike? These micro potentiometer (or rotary encoder) knobs offer a rainbow burst of co...

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  • Red Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack

    SKU: AF-5532  Little Bird
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    Have you found yourself in a maze of twisty-turny knobs, all alike? These micro potentiometer (or rotary encoder) knobs offer a rainbow burst of co...

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  • 1.25mm Pitch 6-pin Cable 20cm long 1:1 Cable

    SKU: AF-4926  Little Bird
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    When 0.1" is too big, and JST PH's too chunky, this ultra-slim 1.25mm connector cable is a reliable alternative. These are 1.25mm pitch but have a ...

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  • SMT Straight Connector for micro:bit

    SKU: AF-3888  Little Bird
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    If you want to do more with the BBC micro:bit, getting those pins from the card-edge connector is going to be your first hurdle. Unlike many dev-bo...

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  • Mini Microswitch - SPDT (Roller Lever)

    SKU: SF-COM-18161  Little Bird
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    Although small in size, KW4-Z5F roller microswitches are rated for controlling electrical loads ranging from logic level (computer based circuits) ...

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  • Breadboard to GHR-06V Cable - 6-Pin x 1.25mm Pitch

    SKU: SF-CAB-18079  Little Bird
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    This is a handy cable for connecting a six pin GHR-06V type locking connector to breadboard friendly male pins. The six male pins that terminate on...

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  • 1.25mm Pitch 8-pin Cable Matching Pair - 10 cm long

    SKU: AF-4976  Little Bird
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    These solid 1.25mm pitch connector cable pairs are great when you need something that can carry a couple of amps of current and are easy to connect...

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  • 2-Prong Barbed Fitting Connector for Silicone Tubing - 5-pack

    SKU: AF-4764  Little Bird
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    These go great with our silicone tubing for air pumps and valves - great for making adapters or extenders. The two ports have an outer diameter of ...

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  • T-Connector For Silicone Tubing - 5 Pack

    SKU: AF-4662  Little Bird
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    These go great with our silicone tubing for air pumps and valves - great for making adapters or splitters. The three ports have an outer diameter o...

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  • Op-Amp - AS358P (Through-Hole)

    SKU: SF-COM-15946  Little Bird
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    The AS358P is a great, easy-to-use dual-channel Op-amp. Op-amps have so many applications we figured we should probably carry at least one in a DIP...

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  • IC Hook to IC Hook Cables

    SKU: SF-CAB-00502  Little Bird
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    These are various leaded cables for attaching to multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, etc. Cables come in red/black pairs.

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  • Header - 2x5 Pin (Female, 1.27mm)

    SKU: SF-PRT-15363  Little Bird
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    This is a super small, 2x5 pin female PTH header. This header is in the common configuration for JTAG applications. Each pin has a spacing of 1.27m...

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  • Break-away 0.1 36-pin strip male header - Various Colors

    SKU: AF-4154  Little Bird
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    In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten candy-colored 36-p...

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  • 60mm Square 8*8 LED Matrix - Red-Blue

    SKU: IT-IM120615013  Little Bird
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    Overview This is a large sized dual-color LED Matrix. This display has both bright-red and bright-blue LEDs packed into a 60mm x 60mm dot matrix di...

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