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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.

  • Capacitor Ceramic 0.1uF

    SKU: SF-COM-08375  Little Bird
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    This is a very common 0.1uF capacitor. Used on all sorts of applications to decouple ICs from power supplies. 0.1" spaced leads make this a perf...

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  • 2mm 10pin XBee Socket

    SKU: SF-PRT-08272  Little Bird
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    This is a 10-pin socket with 2mm pitch that mates with the popular XBee radio from Digi. Use this small part to avoid having to solder your prec...

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  • DIP Sockets Solder Tail - 14-Pin 0.3

    SKU: SF-PRT-07939  Little Bird
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    Dip sockets for all your prototyping needs. If you’ve ever had to de-solder a dip part from a circuit board, you know how valuable these are! Numbe...

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  • DIP Sockets Solder Tail - 16-Pin 0.3

    SKU: SF-PRT-07938  Little Bird
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    Dip sockets for all your prototyping needs. If you’ve ever had to de-solder a dip part from a circuit board, you know how valuable these are! Nu...

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  • Short Feather Male Headers - 12-pin and 16-pin Male Header Set

    SKU: AF-3002  Little Bird
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    These two Short Male Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business! These headers are ...

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  • Electrolytic Decoupling Capacitors - 100uF/25V

    SKU: SF-COM-00096  Little Bird
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    Electrolytic decoupling capacitors 100uF/25V. These capacitors are great transient/surge suppressors. Attach one between the power and ground of yo...

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

    SKU: PL-1030  Little Bird
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    This connector is a single-row, 12-pin, straight female header strip designed to match 0.1" male headers.

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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: 1x2-Pin 25-Pack

    SKU: PL-1901  Little Bird
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    These housings work with our wires with pre-crimped terminals and our crimp pins to let you quickly make custom cables that mate with various 0....

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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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  • Diffused LED - Orange 10mm

    SKU: SF-COM-12645  Little Bird
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    Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft, diffuse glow.Features: 600-610nm Orange 1.8-...

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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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  • Little Bird Breadboard Compatible Speaker

    SKU: LB-SPEAKER  Little Bird
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    This Breadboard Compatible Speaker (a Little Bird exclusive product) is perfect for use with a breadboard as it has jumper wires with standard h...

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