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.
Heatsink TO-220
SKU: SF-PRT-00121 | Brand: SparkFun
A small black anodised aluminium heatsink designed for TO-220 package components. Bolts directly onto voltage regulators, transistors, and other TO-220 devices to help dissipate heat and keep them running within safe ...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Crystal SMD 16MHz
SKU: SF-COM-00094 | Brand: SparkFun
These are very small surface mount quartz crystals used where size is a concern. Ideal for use with the nRF2401 ICs. Features: Small 5x3.2mm footprint Operating temperature: -20°C ~ +70°C Frequency Tolerance: +...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Ceramic Resonator 20MHz
SKU: SF-COM-00092 | Brand: SparkFun
Resonators function like crystals but stick closer to their specified frequency over a full temperature range. These resonators are +/-0.5% or better from -20C-+80C. These resonators have built-in load capacitors so n...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
SparkFun RedStick
SKU: SF-DEV-13741 | Brand: SparkFun
In 2015 we developed the BadgerStick as a fun and interactive way for people to learn about soldering and engage with SparkFun products at the multiple trade shows we appeared at. In 2016 we have refined the BadgerSti...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
Header - 6-pin Female (SMD, 0.1)
SKU: SF-PRT-11544 | Brand: SparkFun
These are standard 0.1" spaced header pins that can be surface mounted for applications where through-hole pins won’t work. The surface mount side of the legs are staggered for stress relief. This is a 6-Pin fema...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Header - 8-pin Female (SMD, 0.1)
SKU: SF-PRT-11543 | Brand: SparkFun
These are standard 0.1" spaced header pins that can be surface mounted for applications where through-hole pins won’t work. The surface mount side of the legs are staggered for stress relief. This is an 8-Pin female...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Header - 6-pin Male (SMD, 0.1)
SKU: SF-PRT-11540 | Brand: SparkFun
These are standard 0.1" spaced header pins that can be surface mounted for applications where through-hole pins won’t work. The surface mount side of the legs are staggered for stress relief. This is a 6-Pin male ...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Mini Microswitch - SPDT (Standard, 2-Pack)
SKU: SF-COM-13639 | Brand: SparkFun
A pack of two SPDT mini microswitches with a small push-button actuator. These 3-terminal switches have a tactile click and are commonly used as limit switches in 3D printers, sliders, and robot projects. Specificati...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
Green Push On Style Knob
SKU: TB-HK7711 | Brand: Little Bird
These knobs just push on to a standard 0.25 (1/4) shaft. - No more messy screws. - Complete with coloured cap. Specifications Colour / Finish ...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
6-conductor 0.1 socket-socket cable [6 long]
SKU: AF-206 | Brand: Adafruit
A 150mm (6″) jumper cable with 6 conductors at 0.1″ (2.54mm) spacing. Features female socket connectors on both ends for quick plug-in connections to header pins. Key Features Socket-to-Socket – Female connectors o...
Delivered by Thu 29 Oct
SparkFun Big Red Box Proto Board
SKU: SF-DEV-13317 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Big Red Box Proto Board is a large, custom made PCB that has been specifically designed to be used with and installed into our Big Red Box. This board features a large prototyping area with exactly ...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Breadboard - Translucent Self-Adhesive (Red)
SKU: SF-PRT-11317 | Brand: SparkFun
Description: How could anyone improve on the clear plastic breadboard. I mean, that’s pretty sweet right? What if it was red? This translucent red breadboard is probably the coolest looking regular, solderless bre...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
Pimoroni Mini Black HAT Hack3r - Fully Assembled
SKU: AF-3182 | Brand: Adafruit
The Pimoroni Mini Black HAT Hack3r breaks out all 40 GPIO pins from your Raspberry Pi while still allowing a HAT or pHAT to sit on top. Connect via the included ribbon cable and access every pin — labelled with functi...
Delivered by Thu 29 Oct
Diffused Red 5mm LED (25 pack)
SKU: AF-299 | Brand: Adafruit
A pack of 25 diffused red 5 mm LEDs, bright enough to be visible in daylight and viewable from any angle thanks to the diffused lens. These are great all-purpose indicator LEDs that fit easily into a breadboard. Spec...
Delivered by Thu 29 Oct
Yellow 10mm LED 90mcd Round Diffused
SKU: TB-ZD0210 | Brand: Little Bird
Yellow 10mm LED 90mcd Round Diffused Specifications Diameter 10mm LED Type 10mm Standard LED ...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
Female Header Pack
SKU: SF-PRT-11269 | Brand: SparkFun
This pack of female headers includes two 6-pin headers and two 8-pin headers. This is similar to the header kit that comes with Arduino shields except that the pins are shorter so they don’t stack. These are useful fo...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
White 10mm LED 5000mcd Round Clear
SKU: TB-ZD0220 | Brand: Little Bird
A bright white 10 mm through-hole LED with a water-clear lens and 5,000 mcd luminous intensity. The narrow 30° viewing angle produces a focused beam, making it suitable for indicator lights, spotlighting, and directio...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
SparkFun Snappable Protoboard
SKU: SF-PRT-13268 | Brand: SparkFun
A large prototyping PCB with v-scored lines that let you snap it to any custom size. The 50 × 25 solder point array provides up to 1250 plated through-hole (PTH) pins on a 2.54 mm (0.1″) pitch grid. Simply snap along ...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct
0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 3x4-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1034 | Brand: Pololu
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 3×4-Pin Straight Female Header is a triple-row, 12-pin socket strip designed to mate with standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. Its unusual three-row configuration provides a compact, high-density con...
Delivered by Wed 7 Oct
Rotary Encoder - 1024 P/R (Quadrature)
SKU: SF-COM-11102 | Brand: SparkFun
This 1024 pulse per rotation rotary encoder outputs gray code which you can interpret using a microcontroller and find out which direction the shaft is turning and by how much. This allows you to add feedback to motor...
Delivered by Fri 16 Oct