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.
Solder Paste SMD Syringe 15G
SKU: TB-NS3046 | Brand: Little Bird
Ideal for surface mount work and rework, solder paste provides a quick and easy soldering solution. Supplied in a syringe for easy application, simply apply it to the soldering pads, put your components in place and h...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Half-size Permanent Solder Breadboard PCB
SKU: LB-LS7240-H | Brand: Little Bird
Introducing the perfect solution for prototyping - our Half-size Permanent Solder Breadboard PCB! With this board, you can easily transfer your circuit from a solderless breadboard to a more permanent solution wi...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Kailh CHOC Low Profile White Clicky Key Switches
SKU: AF-5114 | Brand: Adafruit
For crafting your very own custom keyboard, these Kailh Choc Low Profile Clicky White mechanical key switches are super slim, with ultra-low profile compared to MX compatible switches!Please note these ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
12mm Momentary Push Button Dome - Yellow
SKU: LB-LR0589-YELLOW | Brand: Little Bird
A 12 mm panel-mount momentary push button with a smooth dome-shaped cap in yellow. Normally open — pressing the button closes the contacts. The dome design provides a satisfying tactile feel and sits flush with the pa...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
12mm Momentary Push Button Dome - Blue
SKU: LB-LR0589-BLUE | Brand: Little Bird
A 12 mm panel-mount momentary push button with a smooth dome-shaped cap in blue. Normally open — pressing the button closes the contacts. The dome design provides a satisfying tactile feel and sits flush with the pane...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
555 Timer
SKU: SF-COM-16473 | Brand: SparkFun
The classic 555 timer/oscillator IC from Texas Instruments — one of the most versatile and widely used integrated circuits in electronics. With just a few external resistors and capacitors, it can generate timing dela...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Soldering Work Station 6 Flexible Arms with fan
SKU: LB-LS2120 | Brand: Little Bird
This soldering station has 6 flexible arms with high quality silicon alligator clip to hold your project while you solder.Specification:Lens Diameter:60mmMagnification:3XLED:42 SMD LED LightsCharge:Under 5V 1.5A...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Bulk 47ohm Resistors - 500 pack
SKU: LB-LS0317-47 | Brand: Little Bird
These are your run-of-the-mill 1/4 Watt 5-band resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these 47 ohm resistors are great for general use. These thick-lead versions of the resis...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Ribbon Cable - 10 Wire 1 Meter Long - 28AWG Black
SKU: AF-3890 | Brand: Adafruit
For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to up their wiring game. We now have Silicone Cover Ribbon cables! These may look a lot like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Cherry MX Switch - Clear
SKU: LB-00099 | Brand: Little Bird
The Cherry MX Clear switch is a medium stiff, tactile, non-clicky mechanical keyboard switch in the Cherry MX family. The slider is not actually clear but colourless (in effect, translucent white). The word Clear i...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Jumper Jerky - Female to Female
SKU: PI-CAB0006 | Brand: Pimoroni
A rainbow-coloured strip of 40 high-quality female-to-female jumper leads with DuPont headers. Each lead is 185mm long and the strip can be easily separated into smaller groups to create custom ribbon cables for your ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
High Speed Optoisolator - 6N137
SKU: SF-COM-15105 | Brand: SparkFun
This diode-transistor photocouplers consist of an LED, optically coupled to a high speed photodetector to transmit electrical signals between circuits while still isolating your system from higher voltages. The 6N137 ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Potentiometer Control Rotary Knob Blue
SKU: LB-LS0071 | Brand: Little Bird
The knob is designed to set directly on the potentiometer's ridges so it's an easy & secure fit. It has a nice feel, with a solid grip, tweaking it is quite fulfilling This is the blue version and it has a nice dee...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Rocker Switch - On/Off/On (Round)
SKU: SF-COM-14978 | Brand: SparkFun
This little round on/off/on toggle switch is rated up to 10A at 125VAC and can be panel mounted in a 20mm diameter hole. It’ll also look pretty slick in your project!
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
2.1mm DC Power Jack with Slide Switch
SKU: AF-3642 | Brand: Adafruit
A 2.1 mm DC barrel jack with a built-in slide switch, giving you simple on/off control for devices that lack a dedicated power switch. It shares the same PCB footprint as a standard non-switched barrel jack, so it dro...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
5V 1.5A Linear Voltage Regulator - 7805 TO-220
SKU: AF-2164 | Brand: Adafruit
The classic L7805 linear voltage regulator in a TO-220 package, capable of delivering a clean, regulated 5.0 V output (±2%) from an input voltage of 7–35 V. With built-in current limiting and thermal shutdown protecti...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board
SKU: AF-2448 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TB6612 Breakout is a compact dual H-bridge motor driver that can spin two DC motors bidirectionally, step one bipolar or unipolar stepper, or fire two solenoids — all at up to 1.2A continuous per channel ...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Desoldering Pump
SKU: DF-FIT0216 | Brand: DFRobot
A compact, spring-loaded desoldering pump (solder sucker) for removing solder from PCB joints and through-holes. The ProsKit DP-366D features a double oil-sealed piston for guaranteed leak-free suction and a soft foam...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
Rotary Encoder
SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep
SparkFun RJ11 Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-14021 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun RJ11 Breakout, two simple breakout boards for the common 6-pin RJ11 connector. These little boards can easily have one of our RJ11 6-Pin Connectors to work with common telephone cables. Each bo...
Delivered by Thu 24 Sep