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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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    Cherry MX Switch - Black

    SKU: LB-00100  Little Bird
    Available (75 in Sydney)

    Cherry MX Keyswitches are top-of-the-line mechanical keyboard switches. They’re satisfyingly “clicky”, reliable up to tens-of-millions of key press...

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    2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 8-pin

    SKU: AF-2141  Little Bird
    Available (4 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    After a long day out harvesting in the terminal block fields, we've returned with a veritable bounty of these very nice and compact 2.54mm/0....

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    330k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8

    SKU: TB-RR0632  Little Bird
    Available (7 in Sydney)

    330K 1/2W -  Same size as standard 1/4W carbon film.  Specifications Resistance level ...

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    5mm LED 500 Pack Multicolour

    SKU: LB-LR0271  Little Bird
    Available (59 in Sydney)

    Five hundred (500) 5mm LEDs! I know you are already sold but lets go in to detail so you know what you just added to cart. If you want to make L...

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    Sharp Infrared distance sensor with line GP2Y0A41SK0F 4-30CM

    SKU: LB-LR0214-20  Little Bird
    Available (13 in Sydney)

    The GP2Y0A41SK0F is a short range Sharp analog distance sensor. The detection range is 1.5″ to 12″ (4 cm to 30 cm). The shorter range gives you hig...

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    Cherry MX Switch - Blue

    SKU: LB-00022  Little Bird
    Available (157 in Sydney)

    The Cherry MX Blue switch is a light, tactile, clicky mechanical keyboard switch in the Cherry MX family. Keyboards with these switches often ha...

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    Assembled Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP8266 WiFi With Headers

    SKU: AF-3046  Little Bird
    Available (4 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    Feather is the flagship development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! We designed Feather to be a ...

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    Zero Stem for Pi Zero 1.3 and Pi Zero W 1.1

    SKU: AF-3945  Little Bird
    Available (9 in Sydney)

    Zero Stem? More like, full stream ahead! This is a neat little PCB shim that transforms your Raspberry Pi Zero into a USB dongle! Super handy wh...

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    Rotary Potentiometer - 100 kΩ

    SKU: PI-COM1005  Little Bird
    Available (2 in Sydney)

    You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with...

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    74HC595 8-bit Serial-Parallel IC

    SKU: TB-ZC4895  Little Bird
    Available (6 in Sydney)

    74HC595  8-bit tri-state ser-in/ser+ par-out shift reg IC Specifications IC Pin Count 16 active mount type Through Hole active connector t...

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    Resettable Fuses - 1.10A

    SKU: PI-COM2003  Little Bird
    Available (1 in Sydney)

    Safety first kids! Resettable fuses are used to protect against over current faults in electrical circuits providing an extra level of protectio...

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    Resistor Grab Bag (pack of 580)

    SKU: PI-COM-B005  Little Bird
    Available (1 in Sydney)

    580 resistors (29 values, 20 pieces of each) go into this great starter pack (or refill!) with a wide range of useful values. The kit contains 2...

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

    SKU: PL-1707  Little Bird
    Available (4 in Sydney)

    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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    36-pin Swiss Female Socket Headers - Pack of 5

    SKU: AF-3646  Little Bird
    Available (13 in Sydney. 35 more at supplier)

    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
    Available (6 in Sydney)

    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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    Panel Mount Extension Cables (50cm) - HDMI

    SKU: PI-CAB0903  Little Bird
    Available (4 in Sydney)

    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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    2N3904 NPN Transistor

    SKU: TB-ZT2326  Little Bird
    Available (25 in Sydney)

    2N3904 NPN Transistor Specifications Type of Transformer BJT Transistor Package TO-92 Transistor Polarity NPN Power Dissipation at 25°C ...

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    Red Snap Action Keyboard Switch - PCB Mount

    SKU: TB-SP0720  Little Bird
    Available (3 in Sydney)

    PCB Mount, single pole, momentary. Suitable for keyboards, security systems, etc. 5 colours. - These switches are normally open SPST. When button...

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    LTP-305 LED matrix (pair) - Green

    SKU: PI-COM0510  Little Bird
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    The Lite-On LTP-305 LED matrices have quite a heritage! They were first developed in 1971 by Texas Instruments, but subsequently have been manufact...

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    Board Edge Mounting Kit - Pack of 4

    SKU: AF-1116  Adafruit
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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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    LED - 10mm - pack of 5 - Yellow

    SKU: PI-COM0610  Little Bird
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    LEDs are a great addition to any project. Whether you need a power indicator, a set of status lights, or a whole array for something more decorativ...

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    74HC154 4-16 Line Decoder/DeMux IC

    SKU: TB-ZC4850  Little Bird
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    74HC154 4-16 Line Decoder/DeMux IC Specifications IC Pin Count 24 ...

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

    SKU: AF-1207  Little Bird
    Available (4 in Sydney. 100 more at supplier)

    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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