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.
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
Servo extension cable 150mm
SKU: DF-FIT0296 | Brand: DFRobot
A 150mm servo extension cable for reaching servos mounted further from the controller than the servo's built-in lead allows. Male connector plugs into the controller, female connector mates with the servo. Also works ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
3mm LED Pack (50 pcs)
SKU: DF-FIT0244 | Brand: DFRobot
A pack of 50 basic 3mm LEDs in five colours — 10 each of red, green, yellow, white, and blue. Handy for prototyping, indicator lights, and Arduino projects. Specifications Forward Voltage – 1.8–2.2V Max Current – ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
2mm 10pin XBee Socket
SKU: SF-PRT-08272 | Brand: SparkFun
This 2 mm pitch 10-pin socket mates with XBee radio modules from Digi, allowing you to mount your XBee without soldering it directly to a PCB. You'll need two of these sockets to connect to all 20 pins on an XBee modu...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Diode Pack (100 pcs)
SKU: DF-FIT0323 | Brand: DFRobot
An assortment pack of 100 through-hole diodes across 8 commonly used types. A handy selection to keep in your parts bin for prototyping, repairs, and project builds — covering signal diodes, rectifiers, fast-recovery ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
LED - Basic Red 3mm
SKU: SF-COM-00533 | Brand: SparkFun
LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very standard red LED. The lens is 3mm in diameter, and is diffused.
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
RJ11 6-Pin Connector
SKU: SF-PRT-00132 | Brand: SparkFun
Through-hole RJ11 socket with PCB mounting posts. 6-pin connection - housing accepts common telephone connectors/wiring. If you need a board for this connector be sure to check out our SparkFun RJ11 Breakout. Two b...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
High Temperature Polyimide Tape - 1cm wide x 33 meter roll
SKU: AF-3057 | Brand: Adafruit
Polyimide Tape (sometimes referred to by the brand name Kapton Tape) is an interesting addition to your toolbox! Polyimide Tape remains stable across a wide range of temperatures from about −269°C to +400°C.&n...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)
SKU: AF-161 | Brand: Adafruit
CdS cells are little light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is about 5-10KΩ, when dark it goes up to 200KΩ. To use, connect one side o...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Full sized breadboard
SKU: AF-239 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a 'full-size' breadboard, 830 tie points. Good for small and medium projects. It's 2.2" x 7" (5.5 cm x 17 cm) with a standard double-strip in the middle and two power rails on both sides. You can pull the powe...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Jumper Wires 7.8 F/M (High Quality 30 Pack)
SKU: DF-FIT0365 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION Premium quality jumper wires for prototyping. Made with 26AWG multi-strand wire and sturdy male pins. Each jumper wire is approximately 210mm in length. Each pack comes with 30 jumper wires in a...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun