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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.

  • PICAXE 08M2 Microcontroller (8 pin)

    SKU: SF-COM-10803  Little Bird
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    PICAXE-08M2 microcontroller chip. PICAXE is a neat entry-level microcontroller system that is relatively cheap to get started with. The chip is ...

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  • Little Rubber Bumper Feet - Pack of 4

    SKU: AF-550  Little Bird
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    Keep your electronics from going barefoot, give them little rubber feet! These small sticky bumpers are our favorite accessory for any electronic k...

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  • Adafruit Perma-Proto - pack of 3 - Quarter size

    SKU: AF-589  Little Bird
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    Customers have asked us to carry basic perf-board, but we never liked the look of most basic perf: its always crummy quality, with pads that fla...

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  • Fuse 5mm 125VAC 5A

    SKU: SF-COM-09772  Little Bird
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    This is a glass ferrule type fuse. It fits great with our 5mm fuse clips. The fuse is rated for 125VAC, up to 5A. Fuses are pretty simple, if more ...

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  • 4-JSTPH 6

    SKU: AF-3568  Little Bird
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    This 4-wire cable is a little over 150mm / 6" long and fitted with JST-PH female 4-pin connectors on each end. These types of JST cables are com...

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  • Small Alligator Clip Test Lead (Set of 18)

    SKU: AF-3447  Little Bird
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    Connect this to that without soldering using these mini alligator clip test leads. 15" cables with alligator clip on each end in six colors. Str...

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  • iFixit Soldering Splint - Portable Helping Hand

    SKU: AF-5910  Little Bird
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    With the iFixit Soldering Splint by your side, you don't have to wish you had a third-hand. This board is perfect for when you are joining two wire...

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  • Flexible Qwiic Cable - Female Jumper (4-pin, Heat Shrink)

    SKU: SF-CAB-22726  Little Bird
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    This is a jumper adapter cable that comes pre-terminated with a female Qwiic JST connector on one end and female connectors on the other. This cabl...

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  • JST GH 1.25mm Pitch 6 Pin Cable - 100mm long

    SKU: AF-5754  Little Bird
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    This cable is a little over 100mm / 4" long and fitted with JST-GH compatible 6-pin connectors on either end. We dig the solid and compact nature o...

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  • 10-Way Terminal & Socket

    SKU: SF-PRT-22461  Little Bird
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    This is a rugged 10-way 3.5mm-pitch PCB terminal block & 3.5mm-pitch rising clamp screw socket. Ideal for robust I/O and power connections when...

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  • MOSFET Power Switch

    SKU: SF-SPX-19799  Little Bird
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    Does your Arduino need to control a high voltage item, like a 12V LED strip, while needing to be powered as well? Do you want to avoid having multi...

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  • Flexible LED Filament (12V 600mm, 2200K)

    SKU: DF-FIT0926  Little Bird
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    This high-brightness flexible filament has a diameter of only 2mm and a length of 600mm. It is composed of 320 LEDs and can be used for DIY lightin...

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  • Quick NK-850 Hot Air Rework Conversion Nozzle

    SKU: AF-5725  Little Bird
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    If you've ever made a mistake when surface-mount soldering, you know how much of a pain it can be to fix it without the right tools. It can add cri...

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  • Load Cell - 10kg, Straight Bar with Hook (HX711)

    SKU: SF-SEN-21669  Little Bird
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    This straight bar load cell (sometimes called a strain gauge) can translate up to 10kg of pressure (force) into an electrical signal. Each load cel...

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  • SparkFun Buck Regulator Breakout - 5V (AP63357)

    SKU: SF-COM-21255  Little Bird
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    The SparkFun 5V Buck Regulator Breakout features the AP63357 from Diodes Inc., a 3.5A synchronous buck converter with a wide input voltage range of...

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  • Male 1x3 Right Angle Header SMD

    SKU: SF-COM-12703  Little Bird
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    This is a simple 3-pin male SMD right angle header. Each pin can even be broken apart if you only need one or two pins instead of all three.The pin...

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  • W25Q64JVXGIQ - 3V 64Mbit / 8 MB QSPI NOR Flash Memory - 10 Pack

    SKU: AF-5678  Little Bird
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    These little chips are like miniature SSD drives for your electronics. When you don't need something with as much storage as a micro SD card, but a...

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  • Clear Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack

    SKU: AF-5676  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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  • Heating Core Replacement for Quick 957DW+ Hot Air Rework Station

    SKU: AF-5655  Little Bird
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    While your sturdy and reliable hot air rework station will last a long while, the heating core has a shorter lifespan. Here's a replacement part to...

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  • Snap Action 3-to-9 Wiring Block Connector

    SKU: AF-5614  Little Bird
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    Snap action blocks are perfect when you have to quickly wire up a bunch of free-hanging components, and you don't want to solder. They're much easi...

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  • Snap Action 3-to-3 Wiring Block Connector

    SKU: AF-5618  Little Bird
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    Snap action blocks are perfect when you have to quickly wire up a bunch of free-hanging components, and you don't want to solder. They're much easi...

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  • Adafruit PCA9546 4-Channel I2C Multiplexer

    SKU: AF-5663  Little Bird
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    You just found the perfect I2C sensor, and you want to wire up two or three or more of them to your Arduino when you realize "Uh oh, this chip has ...

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  • Snap Action 5-to-5 Wiring Block Connector

    SKU: AF-5617  Little Bird
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    Snap action blocks are perfect when you have to quickly wire up a bunch of free-hanging components, and you don't want to solder. They're much easi...

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  • Gravity: F/F DuPont Line with Tag (30cm, 5 Pack)

    SKU: DF-FIT0916-FF  Little Bird
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    Wires play an essential role in project building. Normally, users tell lines apart by colors or onboard pin silkscreen, but mistakes sometimes happ...

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