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.
Aluminum SMT Heat Sink - 0.25x0.25 square - 0.5 tall
SKU: AF-1493 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact aluminium heat sink designed for surface-mount components such as SoCs, motor drivers, linear regulators, FETs, and other SMT packages. Its small footprint and tall fin design provide effective thermal dissi...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Yellow
SKU: AF-1502 | Brand: Adafruit
A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in yellow. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control panel....
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Jiffy Box - Black - 83 x 54 x 31mm
SKU: TB-HB6015 | Brand: Little Bird
Manufactured from ABS plastic, these jiffy boxes not only look great, they have been designed to incorporate everything our customers wanted in a constructor's box. Sizes are compliant with industry standards ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
2.54mm/0.1 Pitch Terminal Block - 2-pin
SKU: AF-2138 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact 2-pin screw terminal block with 2.54mm (0.1") pitch, designed to fit directly into perfboard and protoboards. Terminal blocks provide reliable, tool-adjustable PCB-to-wire connections that are easy to mainta...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
10k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0596 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of eight 10kΩ metal film resistors rated at 0.5W (½W) with 1% tolerance. Despite the higher power rating, these resistors are the same physical size as standard ¼W carbon film types, making them a drop-in upgra...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
2x20 pin IDC Box Header - Raspberry Pi A+/B+/Pi 2/Pi 3
SKU: AF-1993 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×20 (40-pin) IDC box header is the matching connector for 40-pin GPIO ribbon cables used with Raspberry Pi models that have a 40-pin GPIO header. Solder it onto perfboard to create a breakout point for your Pi's...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Rotary Potentiometer - Linear (10k ohm)
SKU: SF-COM-09288 | Brand: SparkFun
An adjustable potentiometer can open up many interesting user interfaces. Turn the pot and the resistance changes. Connect VCC to an outer pin, GND to the other, and the center pin will have a voltage that varies from...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Arduino Stackable Header - 8-pin
SKU: SF-PRT-09279 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 8-pin female header, with extra long legs – great for stacking Arduino shields. Pins are spaced by 0.1". Documents: Datasheet
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Header - 6-pin Male (SMD, 0.1, Right Angle)
SKU: SF-PRT-09015 | Brand: SparkFun
A surface-mount 6-pin right-angle male header with standard 2.54 mm (0.1 in) pitch between pins and between rows. Ideal for adding a programming or serial header to compact PCB designs where a low-profile, right-angle...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
0.1 2x20-pin Strip Right Angle Female Header
SKU: AF-2823 | Brand: Adafruit
This 2×20-pin right-angle female header with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch provides a convenient way to add right-angle connectivity to circuit boards with dual-row 40-pin headers. It mates with standard 2×20 dual male headers ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
LED - Ultraviolet
SKU: SF-COM-08662 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple 5mm LED with an interesting array of applications. This UV LED can be used for counterfeit detection (bills, credit cards, documents, etc), sterilization, pesticide, black lights, sun burns, the list ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Solder-able Breadboard
SKU: SF-PRT-12070 | Brand: SparkFun
A solderable PCB that mirrors the layout of a standard solderless breadboard, with the same pin connections and power rails. Once you've finished prototyping on a breadboard, transfer your circuit to this board and so...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Screw Terminals 5mm Pitch (3-Pin)
SKU: SF-PRT-08433 | Brand: SparkFun
Screw Terminals with 5mm pitch pins. Comes in 2 or 3 positions and have the really cool feature of slide-locking together to form any size you need (4, 5, up to 20 without problems). Rated up to 300V @ 8A. Terminal ca...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SMA Connector
SKU: SF-WRL-00593 | Brand: SparkFun
PCB edge mount - SMA RF connector. Perfect for prototyping with the GPS and Cellular devices that require an antenna connection. These connectors have a female signal pin and will correctly mate with the original SMA ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
LED Holder - 10mm
SKU: SF-COM-11841 | Brand: SparkFun
A snap-in plastic LED holder designed for 10 mm LEDs. Simply press the LED into the holder and snap the assembly into a 35/64″ (approximately 14 mm) panel hole — no screws or tools required. Key Features Snap-In De...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
36-pin 0.1 Short Break-away Male Header - Pack of 10
SKU: AF-3009 | Brand: Adafruit
Short break-away male headers in a convenient pack of ten — ideal for low-profile connections where standard-height male headers would be too tall. These headers are designed to pair with short female headers for a sl...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Ceramic Capacitor 3-Pack 0.1uF 100V
SKU: PL-1166 | Brand: Pololu
These 0.1 μF 100 V ceramic capacitors have many uses, including noise suppression on motors.
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
JST to Breadboard Jumper (3-pin)
SKU: SF-CAB-13685 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple jumper adapter cable that comes pre-terminated with a female JST connector on one end and a breadboard hookup pigtail on the other. This cable makes it easy to connect components with a JST connector ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
LED - 3mm Cycling RGB (fast)
SKU: SF-COM-11449 | Brand: SparkFun
These color-changing LEDs take the work out of creating crazy, flashy, blinky… ness. Simply apply power and the LED will cycle through the RGB colorspace: no external controller necessary! These bright and festive LED...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Mini Illuminated Momentary Pushbutton - Blue Power Symbol
SKU: AF-3105 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact, breadboard-friendly illuminated tactile switch featuring a blue LED that shines through a universal power symbol on top. Adds both a momentary pushbutton and a colourful indicator to your project in a singl...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun