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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.

  • Stackable Header - 5 Pin

    SKU: LB-00339  Little Bird
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    This is a 5-pin female header, with extra long legs  Pins are spaced by 0.1".    

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  • Very Best Quality T Safety 9V Battery Clip

    SKU: TB-PH9234  Little Bird
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    We call these safety clips because the side of the clip totally covers the battery terminals and sits flush on the top of the battery. Supplied wi...

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  • Aluminum SMT Heat Sink - 0.25x0.25 square - 0.5 tall

    SKU: AF-1493  Little Bird
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    If you want to heat sink a SoC, motor driver, linear regulator, FET or other surface-mount package part, you might find yourself struggling to f...

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  • Alligator to Jumper Male 20cm 10 pin

    SKU: LB-LR0293-30  Little Bird
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    For bread-boarding with unusual non-header-friendly surfaces, these cables will be your best friends! No longer will you have long strands of al...

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  • 1 Pin Female-Male Jumper Wire 125mm (50pcs pack)

    SKU: SS-110990045  Little Bird
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    This is a useful accessory for you when you need to connect female pins with male pins at some special occasions. Features Easy to plug Appro...

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  • 4700uF 10v Electrolytic Capacitor

    SKU: AF-1589  Little Bird
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    This Big Freaking Capacitor is just the trick when you have a lot of current sloshing around your project. They'll help smooth out voltage spike...

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  • Ceramic Resonator 4MHz

    SKU: SF-COM-00543  Little Bird
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    Resonators function like crystals but stick closer to their specified frequency over a full temperature range. These resonators are +/-0.5% or b...

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  • Gemma Starter Pack

    SKU: AF-1657  Little Bird
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    Get started with Adafruit GEMMA with this lovely starter kit! Included is everything you need to make a basic project. There's a GEMMA board, fo...

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  • Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 2m 30AWG Yellow

    SKU: AF-2004  Little Bird
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    Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wir...

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  • Slow Vibration Sensor Switch (Hard to trigger)

    SKU: AF-1767  Little Bird
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    The "poor man's" accelerometer/motion sensor! These spring-vibration switches are low sensitivity non-directional vibration induced trigger swit...

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  • 50-pin 0.5mm pitch top-contact FPC SMT Connector

    SKU: AF-1773  Little Bird
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    This 50-pin FPC SMT top-contact connector fits perfectly with our 2.8" TFT display with resistive touch screen. It is fine pitch so it is not so...

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  • NeoPixel Diffused 8mm Through-Hole LED - 5 Pack

    SKU: AF-1734  Little Bird
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    LOLwut? NeoPixels in through-hole variety? Oh yes, we haz them! If you like NeoPixel strips you'll luv these 8mm diffused through-hole NeoPix...

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  • P-channel Power MOSFET - TO-220 Package [25A / 60V]

    SKU: AF-1794  Little Bird
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    When you need to switch a lot of power, P channel MOSFETs are best for the job. These P-FETs can switch over 60V and 25A (with proper heat-sinking)...

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  • 3-pin JST SM Plug + Receptacle Cable Set

    SKU: AF-1663  Little Bird
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    These 3-wire cables are 163mm (6.4") long and come as a set. One cable has a JST SM type connector plug on the end. The other cable has a matchi...

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  • 5V SPST DIL Reed Relay

    SKU: TB-SY4036  Little Bird
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    Small and light weight. Features: - Pickup Voltage: 3.5V DC - Allowable Voltage: 160% - Power Consumption (W): 0.1 ...

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  • 27k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8

    SKU: TB-RR0606  Little Bird
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    27K 1/2W -  Same size as standard 1/4W carbon film.  Specifications Resistance level ...

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  • 8 MHz Ceramic Resonator / Oscillator

    SKU: AF-1872  Little Bird
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    Keep your microcontroller tickin' with a ceramic oscillator. These little devices are bread-board friendly (0.1" pin spacing) and easy to use. They...

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  • Pololu 12V, 2.2A Step-Down Voltage Regulator D24V22F12

    SKU: PL-2855  Little Bird
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    The D24V22Fx family of step-down voltage regulators generates lower output voltages from input voltages as high as 36 V. They are synchronous switc...

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  • Slim Metal Potentiometer Knob - 10mm Diameter x 10mm - T18

    SKU: AF-2058  Little Bird
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    This slim and modern potentiometer is small and compact, yet looks good and has a nice feel. We hand selected the best knobs for your project in...

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  • Slim Metal Potentiometer Knob - 10mm Diameter x 15mm - T18

    SKU: AF-2057  Little Bird
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    This slim and modern potentiometer is small and compact, yet looks good and has a nice feel. We hand selected the best knobs for your project in...

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  • 100uF 16V Electrolytic Capacitors - Pack of 10

    SKU: AF-2193  Little Bird
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    This is a 10 pack of 100uF 16v capacitors so they can be used with any DC voltage up to 16V.  They have a tolerance of ±20% and long flexible pi...

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  • 8 MHz Crystal + 20pF capacitors

    SKU: AF-2213  Little Bird
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    Keep your microcontroller tickin' with a a fancy timing crystal. This 8.000 MHz model comes in a HC49/US 'short style' standard package and is brea...

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  • 3.3V 250mA Linear Voltage Regulator - L4931-3.3 TO-92

    SKU: AF-2166  Little Bird
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    Need a nice little 3.3V regulator? We rather like the very-low-dropout L4931 from ST! This little guy will help you get your 4-20V battery or wa...

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  • 3.3V 800mA Linear Voltage Regulator - LD1117-3.3 TO-220

    SKU: AF-2165  Little Bird
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    Ah the esteemed LD1117, who amongst us has not used this popular low drop voltage regulator? This big chunky regulator will help you get your 4-...

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