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.
0.100 (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 2x40-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-966 | Brand: Pololu
This double-row, 80-pin (2×40) straight male header strip with 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch is a versatile connector for electronics projects. The breakaway design lets you snap or cut it into any dual-row length you need. St...
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Arduino Nano Stackable Header Kit
SKU: SF-PRT-16279 | Brand: SparkFun
These stackable headers are made to work with the SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Arduino Nano or any comparable shield to connect the shield with a Arduino Nano footprint. This set includes two 15-pin headers; the pins ...
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2xAAA Battery Cage with JST Connector
SKU: KI-2271 | Brand: Kitronik
A compact 2×AAA battery cage with a JST PH connector and 145 mm colour-coded leads. Designed to plug directly into the BBC micro:bit's battery socket, providing a portable power source for classroom projects and weara...
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LED - RGB Common Cathode (pack of 5) - Clear
SKU: PI-COM0623 | Brand: Pimoroni
A pack of five clear 5 mm RGB LEDs with a common cathode configuration. Each LED has four pins — one for red, green, and blue, plus a shared cathode (longest pin). Drive individual colours for status indication or use...
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White LEDs MegaPack (30 stickers)
SKU: CB-0799439675346 | Brand: Chibitronics
The Chibitronics White LEDs MegaPack contains 30 white LED circuit stickers — peel-and-stick LEDs with conductive adhesive backing that let you build working circuits on paper, fabric, plastic, and other craft surface...
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NeoPixel Diffused 8mm Through-Hole LED - 5 Pack
SKU: AF-1734 | Brand: Adafruit
LOLwut? NeoPixels in through-hole variety? Oh yes, we haz them! If you like NeoPixel strips you'll luv these 8mm diffused through-hole NeoPixels. All the single-pin-controlling-hundreds-of-LEDs goodness in a bre...
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Solder Wire - RoHS Lead Free - 0.5mm/.02 diameter [50g]
SKU: AF-2473 | Brand: Adafruit
A 50 g spool of lead-free solder wire ideal for through-hole and surface-mount soldering. With a 0.5 mm diameter and no-clean rosin flux core, this wire delivers clean, reliable joints without the need for post-solder...
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Feather Header Kit - 12-pin and 16-pin Female Header Set
SKU: AF-2886 | Brand: Adafruit
These two Female Headers alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with any of our Feather boards and you're in business! What do they do? They get soldered on either side of the Feather board. Now y...
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SparkFun SOIC to DIP Adapter - 8-Pin
SKU: SF-BOB-13655 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun 8-Pin SOIC to DIP Adapter is a small PCB that lets you adapt SOIC packages into a DIP footprint. These tiny boards are useful for modding and upgrading devices that use 8-pin DIP ICs, when the upgraded...
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Large Alligator Clip Test Lead (set of 10)
SKU: AF-321 | Brand: Adafruit
Connect this to that without soldering using these handy alligator clip test leads. 20" cables with alligator clip on each end, color coded. You get 10 pieces in 5 colors. Strong and grippy, these always come in handy...
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Male Crimp Pins for 0.1 Housings 100-Pack
SKU: PL-1931 | Brand: Pololu
These male pins can be crimped on 22-28AWG wires and snapped into our crimp connector housings to create custom cables that are compatible with standard 0.1"-pitch headers and solderless breadboards. Our wires wit...
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Solder Wire - 60/40 Rosin Core - 0.5mm/0.02 diameter - 50 grams
SKU: AF-1886 | Brand: Adafruit
If you want to make a kit you'll need some solder. This 0.1 lb (about 50 grams) spool is a good amount, not too much (like 1 lb spools) and not too little (like those little 'pocket clip' vials).This spool of solder c...
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PicoProbe PCB kit
SKU: PR-FC-001 | Brand: Little Bird
Turn your Raspberry Pi Pico into a debug probe This PCB is designed to turn a Pico into a nice debug probe using the PicoProbe software. The kit provides everything you need to turn a Raspberry Pi Pico into a debug pr...
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5-Way Fast Wire Connectors - Pack of 3
SKU: PH-105017 | Brand: PiHut
These 5-way fast wire lever connectors let you quickly join multiple wires together without soldering or separate connector blocks. Each connector has 5 individually colour-coded lever-actuated contacts — flip the lev...
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Arduino Connector kit
SKU: EC-TET01980T | Brand: Elecrow
A comprehensive collection of 24 types of commonly used Arduino connectors, all in one convenient kit. Includes male and female headers, USB connectors, switches, DC jacks, SD/TF card sockets, and more — everything yo...
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Baseplate
SKU: SF-PRT-15008 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a basic baseplate for the Raspberry Pi 3 B/B+. It is translucent in color and provides a simple mounting solution for wherever you want to put your Pi!The baseplate is designed for the Raspberry Pi to securely...
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Maker Essentials - Mini Breadboards Jumper Jerky
SKU: PR-PIM245 | Brand: Little Bird
A starter kit of mini breadboards and jumper wires for prototyping simple circuits. The breadboards hold LEDs, chips, and other components, while the assorted jumper wires connect everything to your Raspberry Pi, Ardu...
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3.5mm SPST Micro Tactile Switch
SKU: TB-SP0602 | Brand: Little Bird
A compact SPST normally-open micro tactile pushbutton switch with a 3.5 mm actuator height. Single-action momentary operation — press to close, release to open. PCB-mount with a 6 × 6 mm footprint, ideal for through-h...
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100k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8
SKU: TB-RR0620 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of 8 metal film resistors rated at 100KΩ and 0.5W. Despite the half-watt power rating, these are the same physical size as standard 1/4W carbon film resistors, making them a direct drop-in replacement with doub...
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Mini Solderless Breadboard - 4x4 Points
SKU: AF-2463 | Brand: Adafruit
Add a micro-slice standard solderless breadboard to your Perma-Proto or other perf-board. This 4x4 point solder-less breadboard is a good way to add some solderless prototyping space if you just need to have...
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