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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.

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    Omron Snap Action Switch

    SKU: SF-COM-00098  Little Bird
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    Whisker Switches - Very sensitive lever switches. Great for detecting objects such as other sumo bots, walls, balls, etc. Simple to wire and attach...

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    Stranded-Core Wire Spool - 25ft - 22AWG - Violet

    SKU: AF-2981  Little Bird
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    This wire is flexible, strong, and super easy to solder, too! Stranded core wire is best used for wiring jigs where theres bending or movement e...

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    Relay SPDT Sealed

    SKU: SF-COM-00100  SparkFun
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    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 ...

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    Soldering Iron - 30W (EU, 230VAC)

    SKU: SF-TOL-11650  SparkFun
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    NOTE: THIS SOLDERING IRON IS HAS A US PLUG AND IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUSTRALIAN POWER OUTLETS.This is a very simple fixed temp, quick heating, 30W...

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    Crystal SMD 16MHz

    SKU: SF-COM-00094  SparkFun
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    These are very small surface mount quartz crystals used where size is a concern. Ideal for use with the nRF2401 ICs. Features: Small 5x3.2mm...

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    Solid-Core Wire Spool - 25ft - 22AWG - White

    SKU: AF-2984  Little Bird
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    This spool of solid-core wire is easily soldered to and can handle up to 200°C and 600V. We like this wire because it's flexible but also holds ...

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    Solid-Core Wire Spool - 25ft - 22AWG - Brown

    SKU: AF-2982  Little Bird
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    This spool of solid-core wire is easily soldered to and can handle up to 200°C and 600V. We like this wire because it's flexible but also holds ...

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    IOIO and Breadboard Holder

    SKU: SF-DEV-11632  Little Bird
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    This holder allows you to safely secure a IOIO development board and a self-adhesive breadboard in place to easily run jumper wires in between the ...

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    Solid-Core Wire Spool - 25ft - 22AWG - Violet

    SKU: AF-2990  Little Bird
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    This spool of solid-core wire is easily soldered to and can handle up to 200°C and 600V. We like this wire because it's flexible but also holds ...

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    Solid-Core Wire Spool - 25ft - 22AWG - Orange

    SKU: AF-2986  Little Bird
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    This spool of solid-core wire is easily soldered to and can handle up to 200°C and 600V. We like this wire because it's flexible but also holds ...

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    Midnight hacker - Pocket electrician

    SKU: AF-36  Little Bird
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    The Adafruit "midnight hacker" is a Leatherman Squirt ES4 and a very handy, unique key-chain size multi-tool. The E4 sets you up with 20GA, 18GA, 1...

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    MiniPOV 3 Kit [V 3.0]

    SKU: AF-20  Little Bird
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    The latest MiniPOV kit is for serial ports so more people can use it! A simple POV toy for beginners who are looking to learn how to solder, how to...

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    Resistor 100 Ohm 1/4th Watt PTH - 20 pack

    SKU: SF-COM-13761  SparkFun
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    These are ¼th Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and perf boards, these 100 Ohm resistors make excellent pull-up...

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    Resistor 1K Ohm 1/4th Watt PTH - 20 pack

    SKU: SF-COM-13760  Little Bird
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    These are ¼th Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and perf boards, these 1K Ohm resistors make excellent pull-ups...

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    TV-B-Gone Kit [Universal v1.2]

    SKU: AF-73  Adafruit
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    When we were putting together the TV-B-Gone kit, we started imagining a dystopian future, filled with televisions, where this kit would be super us...

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    Tiny breadboard

    SKU: AF-65  Adafruit
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    This a tiny little breadboard...half the size of a half-size breadboard! Measures 1.8" x 1.4" (46mm x 36mm) Perfect for tiny projects and for stic...

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    DC Boarduino (Arduino compatible) Kit (w/ATmega328) [v1.0]

    SKU: AF-72  Little Bird
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    If you've ever struggled to use a solderless breadboard with an Arduino, you understand how frustrating it can be! This clone acts just like an ...

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    YBox2 Kit [v1.1]

    SKU: AF-95  Little Bird
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    The YBox2 is a DIY networked set-top box. Connect it to your TV and you can design customized content to be delivered direct from the Internet. ...

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    Adafruit RFM69HCW Transceiver Radio Breakout - 433 MHz

    SKU: AF-3071  Little Bird
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    "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat.  You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles.  Do you unde...

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    Drawdio kit [v1.1]

    SKU: AF-124  Adafruit
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    Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw! It's great project for beginners: An easy soldering kit with instant grati...

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    Arduino bootloader-programmed chip (Atmega328P)

    SKU: AF-123  Little Bird
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    This is a preprogrammed Atmega328P chip, useful if you want to make your own Arduino-compatible or repair a damaged chip on an exisiting Arduino UN...

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    Ladyada's Electronics Toolkit

    SKU: AF-136  Little Bird
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    NOTE: THIS SOLDERING IRON IS HAS A US PLUG AND IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUSTRALIAN POWER OUTLETS. Starting out on your electronics adventure?Want ...

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    Header - 6-pin Female (SMD, 0.1)

    SKU: SF-PRT-11544  Little Bird
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    These are standard 0.1" spaced header pins that can be surface mounted for applications where through-hole pins won’t work. The surface mount si...

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    Header - 8-pin Female (SMD, 0.1)

    SKU: SF-PRT-11543  SparkFun
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    These are standard 0.1" spaced header pins that can be surface mounted for applications where through-hole pins won’t work. The surface mount side ...

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