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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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    High Temperature Polyimide Tape - 1cm wide x 33 meter roll

    SKU: AF-3057  Adafruit
    Available (1 in Sydney. 70 more at supplier)

    Polyimide Tape (sometimes referred to by the brand name Kapton Tape) is an interesting addition to your toolbox! Polyimide Tape remains stable a...

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    LED - Basic Blue 5mm x 100

    SKU: SF-COM-11372  SparkFun
    Available (10 in Sydney. 570 more at supplier)

    LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very basic 5...

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    Toggle Switch and Cover - Illuminated (Red)

    SKU: SF-COM-11310  SparkFun
    Available (3 in Sydney. 320 more at supplier)

    This simple on-off switch is rated for 20A at 12V but who cares about all that, it looks way awesome. These toggle switches come with those missile...

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    Mini Illuminated Momentary Pushbutton - Blue Power Symbol

    SKU: AF-3105  Adafruit
    Available (1 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    This Mini Illuminated Momentary Power Button is an adorable breadboard-friendly tactile switch that has a built-in LED. It provides a simple way...

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    0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 2x20-Pin, Straight

    SKU: PL-1037  Pololu
    Available (104 in Sydney)

    This connector is a double-row, 40-pin (2×20), straight female header strip designed to match 0.1" male headers.

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    Heat Shrink Pack

    SKU: AF-344  Adafruit
    Available (10 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    Heat shrink is the duct tape of electronics, it keeps your stuff all safe and kept together. Especially when wiring and soldering, use heat shrink ...

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    0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x12-Pin, Straight

    SKU: PL-1030  Little Bird
    Available (9 in Sydney)

    This connector is a single-row, 12-pin, straight female header strip designed to match 0.1" male headers.

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    Mini 2-Axis Analog Thumbstick

    SKU: AF-2765  Adafruit
    Available (26 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    Sometimes a simple analog control device can be the perfect tactile solution for your project, but they can be surprisingly hard to come by. Luc...

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    Hook-up Wire Spool Set - 22AWG Stranded-Core - 6 x 25ft

    SKU: AF-3111  Little Bird
    Available (2 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    This is a box of six 25ft spools of stranded-core wire. Stranded-core wire is best used for wiring jigs where there's bending or movement exp...

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    Medium Modular Snap Boxes - SMD component storage - 2 pack [Pink]

    SKU: AF-433  Little Bird
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    For storing small parts (especially SMT/SMD components), these little modular boxes are ideal. They have individual clear pop-open covers so you ca...

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    Large Modular Snap Box - SMD component storage [Orange]

    SKU: AF-434  Little Bird
    Available (1 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    For storing small parts (especially SMT/SMD components), these little modular boxes are ideal. They have individual clear pop-open covers so you ca...

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    Pololu Ball Caster with 3/4 Plastic Ball

    SKU: PL-954  Pololu
    Available (1 in Sydney)

    This light ball caster uses a 3/4″ diameter plastic ball. The height of the assembled kit ranges from 0.9″ to 1.2″, depending on the combination of...

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    DC Barrel Jack Adapter - Breadboard Compatible

    SKU: SF-PRT-10811  SparkFun
    Available (8 in Sydney. 2643 more at supplier)

    This DC power jack/connector is just like the other one that we carry except that it’s terminated with breadboard-friendly pins instead of wide sol...

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    Mini Microswitch - SPDT (Offset Lever, 2-Pack)

    SKU: SF-COM-13014  SparkFun
    Available (7 in Sydney. 186 more at supplier)

    This is a 3-terminal microswitch two pack, each equipped with a 20mm offset lever actuator. These switches have a great ‘clicky’ sound to them w...

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    Platinum RTD Sensor - PT100 - 3 Wire 1 meter long

    SKU: AF-3290  Adafruit
    Available (1 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    For precision temperature sensing, nothing beats a Platinum RTD. Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) are temperature sensors that contain a ...

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    Ribbon Crimp Connector - 6-pin (2x3, Female)

    SKU: SF-PRT-10651  SparkFun
    Available (13 in Sydney. 726 more at supplier)

    These 2x3 crimp connectors can be snapped onto 6-wire ribbon cable to make your own cable assemblies and keep your connections organized. Simply pr...

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    Diffused LED - Yellow 10mm

    SKU: SF-COM-10634  SparkFun
    Available (365 in Sydney. 2150 more at supplier)

    Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft, diffuse glow.

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    Diffused LED - Green 10mm

    SKU: SF-COM-10633  SparkFun
    Available (68 in Sydney. 2528 more at supplier)

    Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft, diffuse glow.

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    0.1 (2.54mm) Crimp Connector Housing: 1x6-Pin 10-Pack

    SKU: PL-1905  Little Bird
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    These six-pin housings work with our wires with pre-crimped terminals to let you quickly make custom cables that mate with various 0.1"-spaced c...

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    Panel Mount 100K potentiometer (Breadboard Friendly) [100KB]

    SKU: AF-1831  Little Bird
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    This potentiometer is a two-in-one, good in a breadboard or with a panel. It's a fairly standard linear taper 100K ohm potentiometer, with a gri...

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    LM348 Quad 741 Op-Amp Linear IC

    SKU: TB-ZL3348  Little Bird
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    LM348 - 14 - Quad 741 op amp Specifications active mount type Through Hole ...

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    Thin Plastic Speaker w/Wires - 8 ohm 0.25W

    SKU: AF-1891  Adafruit
    Available (9 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    Listen up! This 1.5" diameter speaker cone is the perfect addition to any audio project where you need an 8Ω impedance and are using 0.25W of po...

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    Solder - 1/4lb Spool (0.020) Special Blend

    SKU: SF-TOL-10242  SparkFun
    Available (1 in Sydney. 96 more at supplier)

    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 ble...

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    LED - Super Bright White (25 pack)

    SKU: SF-COM-09850  SparkFun
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    We all know that you can never get too many LEDs. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. This is a pack of 25 LEDs all conveniently packaged in a nice...

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