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.
Bulk 10 x Breadboard - Mini Modular (White)
SKU: PRT-BK-12043 | Brand: Little Bird
This white 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 circuits; They’re also great for breaking out DIP package ICs to jum...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
1N4148 Signal Diode - 10 pack
SKU: AF-1641 | Brand: Adafruit
A 10-pack of 1N4148 small signal diodes — one of the most commonly used switching diodes in electronics. Designed for fast switching and small signal rectification rather than power applications, with a reverse recove...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
DC Barrel Jack Adapter - Male
SKU: DF-FIT0110 | Brand: DFRobot
This adapter allows you to connect a barrel jack connector to bare wires. One end has screw terminals and the other has a 5.5x2.1mm, center-positive male barrel jack. If you need to connect bare wires to a barrel ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Momentary Pushbutton Switch - 12mm Square
SKU: SF-COM-09190 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a standard 12mm square momentary button. What we really like is the large button head and good tactile feel (it ‘clicks’ really well). This button is great for user input on a PCB or a good, big reset button o...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Solder Leaded - 100-gram Spool
SKU: SF-TOL-09161 | Brand: SparkFun
This is your basic spool of leaded solder with a 63/37 water soluble resin core. 0.031" gauge and 100 grams. This is a good spool for more advanced users that should last 6-12 months depending on how often you solder....
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Breadboard - Mini Modular (Black)
SKU: SF-PRT-12047 | Brand: SparkFun
This black 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 circuits; They’re also great for breaking out DIP package ICs to jumper...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
LED - Assorted (20 pack)
SKU: SF-COM-12062 | Brand: SparkFun
We all know that you can never get too many LEDs. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. This is a pack of basic red, yellow, blue and green 5mm LEDs (5 of each) all conveniently packaged in a nice reusable ESD safe bag.
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Breadboard - Mini Modular (Green)
SKU: SF-PRT-12046 | Brand: SparkFun
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 circuits; They’re also great for breaking out DIP package ICs to jumper...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Photo Transistor Light Sensor
SKU: AF-2831 | Brand: Adafruit
This Photo Transistor Light Sensor is a simple sensor that detects ambient light. It's kind of the opposite of an LED - when light hits the little chip inside, it induces current to flow from the long pin...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Voltage Regulator - 3.3V
SKU: SF-COM-00526 | Brand: SparkFun
The LD1117V33 is a low-dropout (LDO) positive voltage regulator with a fixed 3.3V output. With on-chip trimming providing ±1% output voltage tolerance and built-in current and thermal limiting, it's a reliable choice ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
0.100 (2.54 mm) Female Header: 2x20-Pin, Straight
SKU: PL-1037 | Brand: Pololu
The 0.100″ (2.54 mm) 2×20-Pin Straight Female Header is a double-row, 40-pin socket strip designed to mate with standard 0.1″ pitch male headers. This is the standard GPIO header size used on Raspberry Pi and other si...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Piezo Element
SKU: SF-SEN-10293 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple piezo element that can be used as both a sensor and a small audio transducer. When flexed or tapped, it generates a voltage that can be read by a microcontroller, making it ideal for knock and vibration detec...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Enameled Copper Magnet Wire – 11 meters / 0.1mm diameter
SKU: AF-3522 | Brand: Adafruit
For winding custom coils, or very fine-pitch rework, we always reach for magnet wire. Magnet wire is very very thin (0.1mm diameter!) copper wire with a very thin layer of insulation. It's used for a range of elect...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
12mm Momentary Push Button Dome with Wires - Black
SKU: LB-LS3381-K | Brand: Little Bird
A 12 mm panel-mount momentary push button with a smooth dome-shaped cap in black, pre-wired with 20 cm red and black leads for easy connection. Normally open — pressing the button closes the contacts. Key Features ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
12mm Momentary Push Button Dome with Wires - Blue
SKU: LB-LS3381-B | Brand: Little Bird
A 12 mm panel-mount momentary push button with a smooth dome-shaped cap in blue, pre-wired with 20 cm red and black leads for easy connection. Normally open — pressing the button closes the contacts. Key Features P...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
2.5mm Pitch 4-pin Cable Matching Pair - JST XH compatible
SKU: AF-4874 | Brand: Adafruit
A matching pair of 4-pin JST XH-compatible cables — one with an inline plug and one with an inline socket — for easy connect-and-disconnect wiring. The 2.5mm pitch connectors friction-lock together for a secure, relia...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Alligator cables (Black ,Red ,Yellow) for micro:bit
SKU: EF-EF10130 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Alligator clips (also known as crocodile clips) are one of the most useful tools on any maker's workbench. Whether you're testing a circuit, connecting a micro:bit to external components, or extending your multimeter ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
2.54mm 8-Positions 16 Pin Red DIP Switch
SKU: LB-LR0381 | Brand: Little Bird
An 8-position DIP switch with standard 2.54mm (0.1") pitch, suitable for through-hole mounting on PCBs, perfboard, and breadboards. Each of the eight switches can be independently toggled on or off, making it useful f...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
MB102 400 Mini Breadboard Point Solderless Prototype PCB Board + 65pcs Flexible Jumper Cable Wires
SKU: SU-CZ0081 | Brand: Little Bird
IntroductionThe breadboard allows you to easily plug in and remove components and so if there are going to be many changes or if you just want to make a circuit quickly, it will be much quicker than soldering up yo...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Cherry MX Switch - Blue
SKU: LB-00022 | Brand: Little Bird
The Cherry MX Blue switch is a light, tactile, clicky mechanical keyboard switch in the Cherry MX family. Keyboards with these switches often have the stiffer Cherry MX Green switch for the space bar.
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun