Prototyping
Everything you need to wire up your next build — headers, sockets, breakaway pins, and more. Our prototyping supplies cover standard 2.54 mm pitch and finer-pitch connectors suited to breadboards, PCBs, and custom builds alike.
Whether you're a hobbyist, STEM student, or professional engineer, these components make it easy to prototype quickly and iterate faster. Popular with makers and educators across Australia, with fast local dispatch.
Premium Jumper Wire 50-Piece Rainbow Assortment F-F 12
SKU: PL-1703 | Brand: Pololu
An assortment of 50 premium female-to-female jumper wires, each 300 mm (12″) long. Made with stranded 26 AWG wire and 0.1″ (2.54 mm) female header contacts on both ends. Includes five wires in each of 10 rainbow colou...
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Pico HAT Hacker
SKU: PR-PIM311 | Brand: Little Bird
The Pico HAT Hacker gives you full access to all 40 GPIO pins on your Raspberry Pi, broken out at the top of the board. Its ultra-thin 0.8 mm PCB can be soldered directly onto the Pi's header pins while still leaving ...
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1N4007 1A 1000V Diode - Pk.4
SKU: TB-ZR1007 | Brand: Little Bird
A 4-pack of 1N4007 general-purpose silicon rectifier diodes, the highest voltage rating in the 1N400x family. Rated for 1 A continuous forward current and 1000 V peak reverse voltage, making them suitable for a wide r...
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5mm Red LED pack - Pk.100
SKU: TB-ZD1690 | Brand: Little Bird
A bulk pack of 100 standard red 5 mm diffused LEDs — ideal for prototyping, indicator lights, and any project that requires a large supply of single-colour LEDs on hand. Key Features 100-Piece Bulk Pack – Generous ...
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Bare Conductive Paint Pen (10ml)
SKU: PI-BC001 | Brand: Pimoroni
Bare Conductive Electric Paint is a water-based conductive paint in a convenient pen format. Draw circuits, cold solder components, repair PCBs, or use it as a conductive adhesive on paper, plastic, textiles, wood, gl...
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555/556 Timer - NE555P
SKU: PI-COM0207 | Brand: Pimoroni
The NE555 is one of the most iconic and widely used integrated circuits in electronics history. Designed in 1971 by Hans Camenzind, it provides configurable timing and oscillation using just a few external resistors a...
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Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG White
SKU: AF-3169 | Brand: Adafruit
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 wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible...
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150mm Plug to Plug Jumper Leads - 40 Piece
SKU: TB-WC6024 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of 40 male-to-male (plug-to-plug) jumper leads in assorted colours, each 150 mm long. The flexible leads have 0.1" (2.54 mm) header pins on both ends, making them ideal for breadboard prototyping and connecting...
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150 Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0552 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of 8 metal film resistors rated at 150Ω and 0.5W (½W). These are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film resistors, making them a drop-in upgrade with double the power handling. Metal film constructio...
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NeoPixel Mini PCB - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-1612 | Brand: Adafruit
The NeoPixel Mini PCBs are among the smallest addressable RGB LED breakouts available. Each tiny board measures just 8 × 10 mm and features two sets of three solder pads on the back for easy wiring. The pixels are cha...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x5-Pin, Right-Angle
SKU: PL-2705 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 5-pin right-angle female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is designed to mate with standard 0.1" male headers. The right-angle orientation routes connections parallel to the board surface, making it id...
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MC78T12 12V 3A Voltage Regulator
SKU: TB-ZV1634 | Brand: Little Bird
The MC78T12 is a positive linear voltage regulator in a TO-220 package, providing a fixed 12 V output at up to 3 A. It accepts an input voltage range of 12–35 V and includes built-in thermal overload and short-circuit...
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Rotary Switch - 10 Position
SKU: SF-COM-13253 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a single pole, 10 position rotary switch able to select up to 10 different states in a durable package. Unlike our other rotary switch, this model is much more robust and capable of handling larger currents...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 2x4-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1024 | Brand: Pololu
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 2×4-Pin Straight Female Header is a double-row, 8-pin socket strip designed to mate with standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. Its compact dual-row footprint is commonly used for small bus connections...
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0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x4-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1014 | Brand: Pololu
This single-row, 4-pin straight female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is designed to mate with standard 0.1" male headers. It provides a reliable socket connection for board-to-board and board-to-wire applications. ...
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16-Conductor Ribbon Cable with IDC Connectors 20"
SKU: PL-973 | Brand: Pololu
A 20" (50 cm) 16-conductor ribbon cable with IDC connectors on both ends. Ideal for connecting to 16-pin character LCDs, shrouded box headers, and other 2×8 pin interfaces in electronics projects. Specifications Co...
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36-pin 0.1 Female header - pack of 5!
SKU: AF-598 | Brand: Adafruit
Female headers are one of the most versatile components in electronics — perfect for connecting things together, soldering to perfboards, creating sockets for wires, or pairing with break-away male header strips. This...
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Servo Extension Cable 12 Female - Female
SKU: PL-780 | Brand: Pololu
A 12-inch (300 mm) flat servo extension cable with female "JR"-style connectors on both ends — the same connector commonly found on RC hobby servos. Useful for connecting servo controllers, RC receivers, motor control...
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Half Size Breadboard + 78 Piece 22AWG Jumper Wire Bundle
SKU: AF-3314 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a cute half-size breadboard with an assortment of small jumper wires, great for prototyping. Breadboard is 2.2" x 3.4" (5.5 cm x 8.5 cm) with a standard double-strip in the middle and two power rails on ...
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40 Pin Female Header Strip
SKU: TB-HM3230 | Brand: Little Bird
A 40-pin single-row female header strip with standard 0.1" (2.54mm) spacing. This versatile header can be trimmed to any length you need, making it perfect for custom projects and Arduino-compatible builds. The socke...
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