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.
2 Terminal 2 Position ON OFF Toggle Switch
SKU: LB-LS0469 | Brand: Little Bird
A simple and reliable SPST toggle switch for controlling power in your electronics projects. Flip the lever to switch between ON and OFF positions — ideal for powering circuits, motors, LEDs, and other 12V loads. Key...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
Full-size Permanent Solder Breadboard PCB
SKU: LB-LS7240-F | Brand: Little Bird
Introducing the perfect solution for prototyping - our Full-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 Fri 3 Jul
22-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC Flex Cable for DSI CSI or HSTX - 20cm
SKU: AF-6036 | Brand: Adafruit
A 22-pin flexible flat cable (FPC) with 0.5mm pitch, 20cm in length. This A-B style cable has matching pin orientation on both ends — pin 1 on one side aligns with pin 1 on the other — making connections straightforwa...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
On-Off Key Lock Switch - 12mm Diameter
SKU: AF-5926 | Brand: Adafruit
MAJOR KEY ALERT 🔑🔑🔑 we now stock 'Key Lock Switches'! These are mechanical switches that don't use a button or a lever or a magnet to open and close the contacts. Instead, a literal key is used. This is a low cost bu...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Adafruit Proto Tripler PiCowbell for Pico and PicoW
SKU: AF-5967 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Proto Tripler PiCowbell gives your Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W three side-by-side socket slots — plug in your Pico and up to two PiCowbell accessories with no soldering or stacking headers required. It al...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
RJ-12 or RJ-11 Telephone Round Panel Mount Extension Cable
SKU: AF-5844 | Brand: Adafruit
The RJ-12/RJ-11 Telephone Round Panel Mount Extension Cable provides a simple way to add a panel-mount telephone connection to project enclosures. The round panel-mount design fits a standard drilled hole of approxima...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
iFixit Soldering Splint - Portable Helping Hand
SKU: AF-5910 | Brand: Adafruit
With the iFixit Soldering Splint by your side, you don't have to wish you had a third-hand. This board is perfect for when you are joining two wires together, also known as splinting! Compact enough to fit into a...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
Kailh Mechanical Key Switches - Linear Black - 12 pack
SKU: AF-5876 | Brand: Adafruit
Looking to create your own custom keyboard? Look no further than these Kailh Black Linear mechanical key switches! These switches offer a smooth and satisfying linear keystroke, perfect for those who prefer a consiste...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
10 Position Header Connector 0.100" (2.54mm) Through Hole, Right Angle Gold
SKU: LB-732-2865-ND | Brand: Little Bird
A 10-position single-row right-angle header with gold-plated pins at standard 2.54mm (0.1") pitch. Through-hole mounting for PCB soldering, with pins oriented at 90° for horizontal mating with female connectors or jum...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
Snap Action 1-to-1 Wiring Block Connector - Pack of 5
SKU: AF-5619 | Brand: Adafruit
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 easier to use than wire nuts, and of course, they are reusable and do not ...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
JST-XH Extension Cable - 2.5mm Pitch - 500mm long
SKU: AF-5497 | Brand: Adafruit
We now have a handy extension cord for JST-XH projects! One end has a JST-XH socket, and the other has a matching plug. Between the two, 500mm of color-coded wire. This solid 2.5mm pitch connector exten...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
Red Micro Potentiometer Knob - 4 pack
SKU: AF-5532 | Brand: Adafruit
Have you found yourself in a maze of twisty-turny knobs, all alike? These micro potentiometer (or rotary encoder) knobs offer a rainbow burst of color to your synth or control panel. They are made of a hard plast...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
Reverse Mount Tactile Switch Buttons - 6mm square - 10 Pack
SKU: AF-5410 | Brand: Adafruit
Have you ever seen a tactile button do a headstand? This little clicky button is like a circus (circuit circus?) performer, contorting itself so its legs stick up instead of down the way most are. We think these could...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
2x17 (34 pin) IDC Box Header - 0.1" / 2.54mm Pitch
SKU: AF-5357 | Brand: Adafruit
This double-row 2×17 (34-pin) IDC box header with 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch is commonly used for floppy disk drive interfaces and other legacy 34-pin IDC ribbon cable connections. The keyed box header ensures correct cable...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
Alpha Single-Gang 16mm Right-angle PC Mount - 5K Linear
SKU: AF-5281 | Brand: Adafruit
An Alpha 5K linear potentiometer with right-angle PC mount pins spaced at 0.2" — perfect for plugging directly into a breadboard or perfboard during prototyping. When you're ready for a permanent build, mount it to a ...
Delivered by Fri 3 Jul
SOIC 8-Pin Test Clip to DIP Adapter
SKU: AF-5315 | Brand: Adafruit
An 8-pin SOIC test clip with a DIP breadboard adapter, designed for in-circuit probing and programming of flash memory, EEPROMs, and other 8-SOIC ICs — no soldering or desoldering required. Simply clip onto the chip t...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Waterproof SMD DS18B20 Digital Temperature Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0511 | Brand: DFRobot
This waterproof DS18B20 digital temperature sensor delivers accurate readings over a simple 1-Wire interface, requiring just a single data pin on your microcontroller. The sealed probe and silicone lead wire make it i...
Delivered by Tue 14 Jul
4-Channel Level Converter (12V to 5V)
SKU: DF-DFR0914 | Brand: DFRobot
This DFRobot 4-channel optocoupler-isolated level converter translates 12V signals down to 5V, making it easy to interface industrial sensors and PLC outputs with Arduino and other 5V microcontrollers. Each channel fe...
Delivered by Tue 14 Jul
24-pin 0.5mm FFC / FPC Extender
SKU: AF-4524 | Brand: Adafruit
This 24-pin FFC/FPC extender lets you connect two 24-pin 0.5mm pitch flexible flat cables end-to-end, extending the total cable length. A simple solution when your existing cable isn't long enough to reach. Key Featu...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
3-Pin Wire Joints (3 Pack)
SKU: AF-5098 | Brand: Adafruit
Solderless wire connectors that make it easy to join bare wires without any tools beyond your fingers. Press the lever arm to open the aperture, insert the wire, and release — the spring mechanism holds the wire firml...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul