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

    SKU: AF-4926  Adafruit
    Out of stock (100 at supplier)

    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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    USB Type C Socket - SMT Inline Breakout Board

    SKU: AF-4396  Adafruit
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    This USB Type C breakout is kinda interesting, it looks similar to our right angle USB C socket breakout, but it's an 'inline' style with pads for ...

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    SMT Straight Connector for micro:bit

    SKU: AF-3888  Adafruit
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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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    Metal Rework Station Stand with Two Clips and Four PCB Holders

    SKU: AF-5253  Adafruit
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    This mini rework station is great for electronic work and repair. These were initially marketed for people doing cell phone repair and rework, and ...

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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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    40-pin FPC to Straight 2x20 IDC Male Plug Header

    SKU: AF-4904  Adafruit
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    Here is an easy solution for extending your Raspberry Pi's GPIO capabilities. This is a 40-pin FPC to Straight 2x20 IDC Male Plug Header Adapter Us...

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    1.25mm Pitch 4-pin Cable 20cm long 1:N Cable - Molex PicoBlade Compatible

    SKU: AF-4924  Adafruit
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    1.25mm Pitch 7-pin Cable 20cm long 1:N Cable - Molex PicoBlade Compatible

    SKU: AF-4927  Adafruit
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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
    Available (100 at supplier)

    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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    8-Channel EL Shield

    SKU: EC-AS0008EL  Little Bird
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    EL wire is a flexible plastic cord that glows brightly when high-voltage AC is applied to it. It’s available in numerous colors with cool, and requ...

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    LM2596 DC-DC Step-Down Module IN3-40V OUT1.5-35V

    SKU: EF-EF03061  ElecFreaks
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    This is a DC to DC step-down module based on LM2596 3A Step-Down Voltage Regulator. The LM2596 series of regulators are monolithic integrated ci...

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    Op-Amp - AS358P (Through-Hole)

    SKU: SF-COM-15946  SparkFun
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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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    FPC Camera Connector - 24-Pin, 0.5mm (Bottom-Contact)

    SKU: SF-COM-16305  SparkFun
    Available (1724 at supplier)

    Amphenol FCI FFC/FPC Flexible Circuit Connectors are a broad range of innovative connector solutions to terminate FFC/FPC. This 24-Pin FPC connecto...

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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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    Slide Potentiometer with Plastic Knob - 35mm Long - 10KΩ

    SKU: AF-4271  Adafruit
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    Slip slidin' away Slip slidin' away You know the nearer your resistance The more you're slip slidin' awayIf you're tired of the regular-old-twisty ...

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    Header - 2x5 Pin (Female, 1.27mm)

    SKU: SF-PRT-15363  SparkFun
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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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    20-pin 0.1 Female Headers - Rainbow Color Mix - 5 pack

    SKU: AF-4160  Adafruit
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    Female header is like the duct tape of electronics. It's great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, sockets for wires or br...

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

    SKU: AF-4154  Adafruit
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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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    Copper Coupling (4mm)

    SKU: DF-FIT0523  DFRobot
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    This is a high-quality copper coupling for connecting wheels and motors to facilitate the user to build a robot or small mobile platform motion...

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    Schmitt Trigger - CD40106B

    SKU: SF-COM-13952  SparkFun
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    The CD40106BE consists of six Schmitt-trigger circuits. Each circuit functions as an inverter with Schmitt-trigger action on the input. The trigger...

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    2-Pin Wire Joints (3-pack)

    SKU: AF-3786  Adafruit
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    These are the easiest way possible to connect two wires - no if's, and's, or butt's! Well, actually, these are often referred to as wire butts '...

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    Goot 240V 85W 240V Soldering Iron

    SKU: TB-TS1430  Little Bird
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    This high quality soldering iron is made in Japan by Goot. Goot is a famous brand throughout the world, but virtually unknown in Australia ...

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    Premium Male/Female Raw Jumper Wires - 40 x 6

    SKU: AF-3633  Adafruit
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    Our Raw Male/Female Jumper Wires are perfect for making a custom jumper wire sets for wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCBs. Th...

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