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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.

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  • Large Alligator Test Leads - 10 Pack 45mm Clip

    SKU: LB-LS3808  Little Bird
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    Looking for a chunkier Alligator clip.  These 45mm clips work well with the Micro:bit and give you a larger clip to work with.Alligator clips (o...

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  • Maker Essentials - Various Headers

    SKU: PR-PIM247  Little Bird
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    If you're going to be adding and removing wires to a project, these 2.54 pitch headers are an ideal way to make it easy and reliable. This box h...

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  • 3.7v 180mAh Li-poly battery

    SKU: LB-00253  Little Bird
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    Lithium ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charg...

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  • Active Buzzer

    SKU: LB-LR0288  Little Bird
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    This is a 9.5mm active buzzer 5V.   An active buzzer will generate a tone using an internal oscillator, so all that is needed is a DC voltage. d...

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  • Jumper Wires - Connected 6 (M/F, 20 pack)

    SKU: SF-PRT-12794  Little Bird
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    These are 6" long jumper wires terminated as male to female. Use these to jumper from any male or female header on any board. Multiple jumpers c...

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  • Breadboard - Translucent Self-Adhesive (Clear)

    SKU: SF-PRT-09567  Little Bird
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    Ever wonder what goes on inside these things? Well this clear bread board might enlighten. Beyond the clear plastic, this is really just a regular,...

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  • Tactile Switch Buttons (12mm square, 6mm tall) x 10 pack

    SKU: AF-1119  Little Bird
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    Medium-sized clicky momentary switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These work best in a PCB but can be used on a solder...

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  • Ceramic Capacitor Pack-250 PCS

    SKU: DF-FIT0118  Little Bird
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    This is a set of ceramic capacitors. Very handy for experiments and home cooked circuit board. This pack comes with 25 sets of capacitors with ...

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  • Breadboard - Mini Modular (Green)

    SKU: SF-PRT-12046  Little Bird
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    This green Mini Breadboard is a great way to prototype your small projects! With 170 tie points there’s just enough room to build and test simple c...

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  • Bulk 10K Resistors - 100 pack

    SKU: LB-LS0317-10K  Little Bird
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    Commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping applications, these 10K ohm resistors make excellent pull-ups, pull-downs and current limiters....

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  • 100 piece Prototyping Kit

    SKU: LB-LS2575  Little Bird
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    Ready to turn your breadboard into a soldered up project - this kit has a great selection of PCBs, headers, connectors and jumpers! PCB Board30 ...

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  • Thin Speaker - 4 Ohm, 2.5W, 28mm

    SKU: SF-COM-21311  Little Bird
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    If you want to get some sound out of your project but have a tight space budget, this is a good way to do it. This 2.5W, 4 Ohm speaker is only 28mm...

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  • Snap Action 1-to-5 Wiring Block Connector

    SKU: AF-5616  Little Bird
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    Snap action blocks are perfect when you have to quickly wire up a bunch of free-hanging components, and you don't want to solder. They're much easi...

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  • KCD4 Rocker Switch ON-OFF 2 Position 4 Pins 16A 250VAC

    SKU: LB-LS3450  Little Bird
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    KCD4 Rocker Switch ON-OFF 2 Position 4 Pins 16A 250VAC

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  • PLATO 170 Wishful Diagonal Side Cutters

    SKU: LB-LR0324-2  Little Bird
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    These Diagonal Side Cutters are Premium Quality Professional Grade Pliers!   They have a maximum cut size of 1mm of Copper Wire with a very shar...

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  • 40 pin 15CM Jumper wire M/F

    SKU: LB-00161  Little Bird
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    40 pin 15CM Jumper wire M/F Handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 150mm long and...

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  • Insulated Silicone Soldering Mat

    SKU: SF-TOL-14672  Little Bird
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    Keeping your workspace clean and well kept has always been a paramount concern for keeping all your possessions well maintained and pristine. With ...

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  • Jumper Jerky - Male to Female

    SKU: PI-CAB0005  Little Bird
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    Rainbow coloured jumper strips, perfect for use with our mini breadboards!Each strip of jerky contains 40 individual jumper leads, 185mm long, whic...

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  • Mini Push Button Switch (5 pcs)

    SKU: DF-FIT0179  Little Bird
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    Miniature Single Pole Single Throw switches. These are high quality Omron type B3F momentary on switches. Perfect as a tactile reset switch. Mounts...

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  • Resistor 10K Ohm 1/6th Watt PTH - 20 pack

    SKU: SF-COM-11508  Little Bird
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    1/6th Watt, +/- 5% tolerance PTH resistors. Commonly used in breadboards and perf boards, these 10K resistors make excellent pull-ups, pull-down...

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  • Jumper Wires Standard 7 M/M - 30 AWG (30 Pack)

    SKU: SF-PRT-11026  Little Bird
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    If you need to knock up a quick prototype there’s nothing like having a pile of jumper wires to speed things up, and let’s face it: sometimes yo...

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  • Panel Mount 10K potentiometer (Breadboard Friendly) [10K Linear]

    SKU: AF-562  Little Bird
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    This potentiometer is a two-in-one, good in a breadboard or with a panel. It's a fairly standard linear taper 10K ohm potentiometer, with a grip...

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  • N-Channel MOSFET 60V 30A

    SKU: SF-COM-10213  Little Bird
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    If you’ve ever wondered how to control the headlight of a car from a microcontroller, a MOSFET is what you need. This is a very common MOSFET wi...

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  • Rotary Potentiometer - 10k Ohm, Linear

    SKU: SF-COM-09939  Little Bird
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    An adjustable potentiometer can open up many interesting user interfaces. Turn the pot and the resistance changes. Connect VCC to an outer pin, ...

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