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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.

  • LED - Basic Blue 5mm

    SKU: SF-COM-11372  Little Bird
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    LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very bas...

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

    SKU: AF-3111  Little Bird
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    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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  • Schottky Diode

    SKU: SF-COM-10926  Little Bird
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    Schottky diodes are known for their low forward voltage drop and a very fast switching action. This 1A 40V Schottky diode is ideal for use with ...

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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
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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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  • 0.1 (2.54mm) Crimp Connector Housing: 1x1-Pin 25-Pack

    SKU: PL-1900  Little Bird
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    These single-pin housings work with our wires with pre-crimped terminals and our crimp pins to let you quickly make custom cables that mate with...

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  • Piezo Element

    SKU: SF-SEN-10293  Little Bird
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    Piezo elements come in handy when you need to detect vibration or a knock. You can use these for tap or knock sensors pretty easily by reading the ...

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  • JST Jumper 4 Wire Assembly

    SKU: SF-PRT-09916  Little Bird
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    This is a simple four wire cable. Great for jumping from board to board or just about anything else. There is a 4-pin JST connector on one end, bar...

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  • LED - Super Bright White (25 pack)

    SKU: SF-COM-09850  Little Bird
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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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  • Trimpot 10K with Knob

    SKU: SF-COM-09806  Little Bird
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    There are lots of trimpots out there. Some are very large, some so small they require a screwdriver. Here at Little Bird, we just needed a simple o...

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  • JST Right-Angle Connector - Through-Hole 2-Pin

    SKU: SF-PRT-09749  Little Bird
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    This is a 2-pin, through-hole PH series JST connector. The pins are spaced by 2mm. We really like the solid locking feeling and high current rati...

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  • SPDT Slide Switch

    SKU: SF-COM-09609  Little Bird
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    This is a simple SPDT slide switch - great for use as an ON/OFF button, or just as a general control switch. The pins are spaced by 0.1", however t...

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  • LED - Basic Red 5mm

    SKU: SF-COM-09590  Little Bird
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    LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very basic...

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  • 4xAA battery holder (square with cover)

    SKU: DF-FIT0080  Little Bird
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     INTRODUCTIONSimple 4 Cell AA Battery holder with 5" tinned leads, square configuration. This holder features a sliding, removable cover as well as...

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  • 40 pin 30CM Jumper wire F/M

    SKU: LB-LR0293-12  Little Bird
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    40 pin 30CM Jumper wire F/M

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  • Screw Terminal Kit - 100pcs 5.08MM 2P 3P 4P

    SKU: LB-LS5574  Little Bird
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    Introducing our Screw Terminal Kit - a must-have for any electrical or DIY enthusiast. This kit includes 100 high-quality screw terminals with a 5....

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  • Universal Proto-board PCB 6cm x 8cm - 2mm pitch

    SKU: AF-5588  Little Bird
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    Here's a handy 6cm x 8cm Proto-board PCB that is meant for use with 2mm pitch parts - like maybe an XBee. Both sides have a green silkscreen wit...

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  • Black Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack

    SKU: AF-5541  Little Bird
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    Have you found yourself in a maze of twisty-turny knobs, all alike? These micro potentiometer (or rotary encoder) knobs offer a rainbow burst of co...

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  • Universal Proto-board PCBs 3cm x 7cm - 3 Pack

    SKU: AF-4784  Little Bird
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    Here's a handy 3-pack of 3cm x 7cm Proto-board PCBs in Adafruit Black. Both sides have a black silkscreen with some row/column markings. Note that ...

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  • Spade Quick Connector Kit - 6.3mm / 4.8mm / 2.8mm

    SKU: AF-4748  Little Bird
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    Totaling 150 connectors and matching plastic sheaths, this Spade Quick Connector Kit is a must-have for your workstation. You'll have enough connec...

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  • 555 Timer

    SKU: SF-COM-16473  Little Bird
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    This is a common 555 timer/oscillator from TI. A classic for all of those first year circuits projects where you need to blink an LED, generate ton...

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  • Adafruit Perma-Proto 40-Pin Raspberry Pi Breadboard PCB Kit - with 2x20 Header

    SKU: AF-4354  Little Bird
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    We put a PermaProto full-sized proto board in a blender with a Pi Cobbler and out emerged this very tasty confection - the 40-Pin PermaProto for Pi...

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  • LED Illuminated Triangle Pushbutton A.K.A 1960s Sci-Fi Buttons - Yellow

    SKU: AF-4189  Little Bird
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    We've got plenty of round and square buttons, but these LED Illuminated Triangle Pushbuttons are welcome to the party. These make us think of 19...

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  • Through-Hole Resistors - 470 ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25

    SKU: AF-2781  Little Bird
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    ΩMG! You're not going to be able to resist these handy resistor packs! Well, axially, they do all of the resisting for you! This is a 25 Pack o...

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