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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.

  • Premium Jumper Wire 50-Piece Rainbow Assortment M-F 3

    SKU: PL-1707  Little Bird
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    These premium jumper wires are stranded 26 AWG wires with female terminations on one end and male terminations on the other end, for use with 0.1″ ...

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  • Premium Male/Female Raw Jumper Wires - 40 x 6

    SKU: AF-3633  Little Bird
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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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  • 36-pin Swiss Female Socket Headers - Pack of 5

    SKU: AF-3646  Little Bird
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    Get a precision fit with these lovely machined 'Swiss pin' headers. In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, ...

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  • Heavy Duty Wire Stripper / Cutter / Crimper with Wire Guide

    SKU: TB-TH1827  Little Bird
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    Designed for easy wire stripping. The alloy steel can strip all types of cable from AWG 10-24 gauge (0.13 -6.0mm), and the wire guide ensures the...

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  • MCP4725 Breakout Board - 12-Bit DAC w/I2C Interface

    SKU: AF-935  Little Bird
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    Your microcontroller probably has an ADC (analog -> digital converter) but does it have a DAC (digital -> analog converter)??? Now it can!...

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  • Resistor 330 Ohm 1/4 Watt PTH - 20 pack (Thick Leads)

    SKU: SF-PRT-14490  Little Bird
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    These are your run-of-the-mill ¼ Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these...

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  • Resistor 10K Ohm 1/4 Watt PTH - 20 pack (Thick Leads)

    SKU: SF-PRT-14491  Little Bird
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    These are your run-of-the-mill ¼ Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these...

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  • Panel Mount Extension Cables (50cm) - HDMI

    SKU: PI-CAB0903  Little Bird
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    Need to expose HDMI, Ethernet, or USB to the outside of your project/enclosure? These lovely little 50cm panel mount extension cables are just the ...

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  • Maker Essentials - Switches Potentiometers

    SKU: PR-PIM248  Little Bird
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    Essential for control of your project, this range of variable resistors and switches are ideal for taking control. Maker Essentials are compo...

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  • LM386N-1 Low Voltage 1W Amplifier Linear IC

    SKU: TB-ZL3386  Little Bird
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    LM386N-1 - 8 - Low voltage 325mW amplifier Specifications active mount type Thro...

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  • Board Edge Mounting Kit - Pack of 4

    SKU: AF-1116  Little Bird
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    Having difficulty attaching a PCB? This kit is especially useful when there are no mounting holes - as with the original Raspberry Pi. Instead o...

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  • Learn to solder

    SKU: PI-BK0409  Little Bird
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    Learn the fundamentals of soldering—and pick up an essential skill for building electronic gadgets. You’ll discover how to preheat and tin your ...

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  • Third Hands

    SKU: PK-SN-392  Little Bird
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    The useful helping hands is ideal for soldering work and detail jobs.Widely used in the fields of industrial electronics, laboratories,  jewelry...

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  • GPIO Header for RaspberryPi A+/B+/Pi 2/Pi 3 - Tall 2x20 Female Header

    SKU: PI-COM0004  Little Bird
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    Connect your own PCB to a Raspberry Pi 3 with this extra-tall female header. The female header part has extra spaces to make it 16.5mm tall: when p...

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  • Adafruit SMT breakout PCB for SOIC or TSSOP - various sizes - 16 pin - pack of three

    SKU: AF-1207  Little Bird
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    Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or (T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get...

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  • Adafruit SMT breakout PCB for SOIC or TSSOP - various sizes - 28 pin - pack of three

    SKU: AF-1208  Little Bird
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    Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or (T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and ...

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  • Adafruit SMT breakout PCB for SOIC or TSSOP - various sizes - 8 pin - pack of six

    SKU: AF-1212  Little Bird
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    Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a SOIC or MSOP/(T)SSOP pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier...

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  • Radial Ball Bearing 608ZZ - Set of 4

    SKU: AF-1178  Little Bird
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    Rollin' rollin' rollin', you can now roll around smooth as silk with these radial bearings. Often referred to as "skate bearings" They're good for ...

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  • 5M Flexible el wire with battery holder 5mm - Green

    SKU: LB-LR0335-G  Little Bird
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    This 5m length of EL wire (electroluminescent wire) is a flexible wire coated with phosphor which glows blue when applied with the appropriate volt...

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  • Ball Caster - 3/4 Metal Ball

    SKU: AF-1200  Little Bird
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    Get your robot rolling with this durable and smooth metal ball caster. We like the size (not too big, not too small) and surprisingly smooth motion...

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  • 5M Flexible el wire with battery holder 5mm - Yellow

    SKU: LB-LR0335-Y  Little Bird
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    This 5m length of EL wire (electroluminescent wire) is a flexible wire coated with phosphor which glows blue when applied with the appropriate volt...

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  • Hakko Soldering Tip: T18-C2 Hoof - For Lead or Lead-Free Use

    SKU: AF-1248  Little Bird
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    Upgrade your Hakko with a new tip, you'll get better & faster solder joints and the whole process will be much more enjoyable. This tip fits...

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  • 5M Flexible el wire with battery holder 5mm - Fluorescent Green

    SKU: LB-LR0335-FG  Little Bird
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    This 5m length of EL wire (electroluminescent wire) is a flexible wire coated with phosphor which glows blue when applied with the appropriate v...

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  • JST PH 3-Pin Socket to Color Coded Cable - 200mm

    SKU: AF-4046  Little Bird
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    This cable will let you turn a JST PH 3-pin cable socket into 3 individual tinned wires. These are great to match up with our JST 3-PH cables...

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