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Prototyping

Empower your prototyping endeavors with Little Bird's comprehensive Prototyping collection, available now in Australia! We offer everything you need to bring your electronic ideas to life, from fundamental components like alligator clips and resistors to specialized elements like diodes and MOSFET power switches, all with fast and reliable shipping.

Fuel your creativity and build with confidence:

  • Alligator Clips: Establish temporary connections and facilitate easy circuit testing during the prototyping phase.
  • Resistors: Control current flow and voltage levels, playing a crucial role in various electronic circuits.
  • Diodes: Allow current flow in one direction, enabling essential functionalities like signal rectification and protection.
  • MOSFET Power Switches: Manage high-power applications with robust and efficient switching capabilities.
  • And More: Discover a diverse range of additional components like breadboards, jumper wires, prototyping shields, and more to support your projects.

Perfect for makers of all experience levels, Little Bird's Prototyping collection empowers you to:

  • Build and test circuits efficiently: Experiment with different configurations and troubleshoot issues with ease.
  • Learn electronics fundamentals: Gain practical experience with essential components and understand their functionalities.
  • Bring your ideas to life: Prototype your electronic creations before committing to final designs.

Start building today! Shop Little Bird's Prototyping collection and unlock a world of creative possibilities.

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  • Mini Soft Touch Push-button Switches (6mm square) x 10 pack

    SKU: AF-3983  Little Bird
    Original price $4.75 - Original price $4.75
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    Put your project in stealth mode with these super slim, super tiny, and silent Mini Soft Touch Push-button Switches. They're less 'clicky' than tac...

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  • Breadboard (400 point)

    SKU: PI-COM0110  Little Bird
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    Solderless breadboard is an essential protoyping tool, allowing you to add push-through components directly onto the board without the need for any...

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  • Medium Push-Pull Solenoid - 5V or 6V

    SKU: AF-3992  Little Bird
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    Solenoids are basically electromagnets: they are made of a big coil of copper wire with an armature (a slug of metal) in the middle. When the coil ...

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  • SMD Component Testing Tweezers

    SKU: AF-1359  Little Bird
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    These tweezers are perfect for anyone who does a lot of work with SMD components (and hey, who isn't these days?) Use these instead of squinting...

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  • USB Micro B Female Socket to 5-pin Terminal Block

    SKU: AF-3970  Little Bird
    Original price $15.85 - Original price $15.85
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    Make your next custom USB cable a breeze with a Micro USB Female Socket to 5-pin Terminal Block. If you need to connect to a device with a mi...

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  • High Speed Optoisolator - 6N137

    SKU: SF-COM-15105  Little Bird
    Original price $2.16 - Original price $2.16
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    This diode-transistor photocouplers consist of an LED, optically coupled to a high speed photodetector to transmit electrical signals between circu...

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  • RJ25 to Dupont Wire (Pair)

    SKU: MB-14230  Little Bird
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    RJ25 to Dupont Wire is to connect Makeblock electronic modules to other modules with Doupont interface. With this wire, you can use Makeblock Orion...

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  • 5050 RGB LED with Integrated Driver Chip - 10 Pack

    SKU: AF-1379  Little Bird
    Original price $19.80 - Original price $19.80
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    Make your own smart LED arrangement with the same integrated LED that is used in our NeoPixel strip and pixels. This tiny 5050 (5mm x 5mm) RGB L...

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  • SMT Breakout PCB for 48-QFN or 48-TQFP - 3 Pack!

    SKU: AF-1377  Little Bird
    Original price $13.41 - Original price $13.41
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    Beguiled by a fancy new chip that is only available in a QFP or QFN pinout? This breakout PCB set will make your life much much easier and get you ...

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  • Cable - 5 Pin 1mm Pitch - 200mm

    SKU: SF-CAB-14991  Little Bird
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    This is a 5 wire cable with a SHR style (1mm pitch) connector on each end. These are very similar to our Qwiic connectors and cables but are 5-pin....

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  • Cable - 5 Pin 1mm Pitch - 50mm

    SKU: SF-CAB-14989  Little Bird
    Original price $1.32 - Original price $1.32
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    This is a 5 wire cable with a SHR style (1mm pitch) connector on each end. These are very similar to our Qwiic connectors and cables but are 5-pin....

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  • WS2811 NeoPixel LED Driver Chip - 10 Pack

    SKU: AF-1378  Little Bird
    Original price $11.15 - Original price $11.15
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    Make your own smart LEDs with the same chip that is used in our NeoPixel strip and pixels. This tiny SOIC-8 is fairly easy to solder and can drive ...

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  • S-Video Cable - 6 feet

    SKU: AF-1380  Little Bird
    Original price $4.95 - Original price $4.95
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    This basic cable comes with two S-Video MiniDIN-4 connectors. It's fairly straight forward, you'll commonly need these to connect two S-Video devic...

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  • GA1A12S202 Log-scale Analog Light Sensor

    SKU: AF-1384  Little Bird
    Original price $10.03 - Original price $10.03
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    Upgrade a project that uses a photocell with the GA1A12S202 analog light sensor. Like a CdS photo-cell, the sensor does not require a microcontroll...

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  • Antex Bench Stand

    SKU: PI-ANT-ST6A  Little Bird
    Original price $32.15 - Original price $32.15
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    It's absolutely essential to have a decent stand if you do a fair amount of soldering. You need somewhere safe and solid to park that iron while it...

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  • Antex XS25 Soldering Iron (UK Plug)

    SKU: PI-ANT-XS25  Little Bird
    Original price $72.35 - Original price $72.35
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    NOTE: THIS SOLDERING IRON IS HAS A UK PLUG AND IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUSTRALIAN POWER OUTLETS. Everyone needs a good workhorse soldering iron a...

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  • 555/556 Timer - NE555P

    SKU: PI-COM0207  Little Bird
    Original price $1.13 - Original price $1.13
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    The 555 timer is one of the most used and useful ICs ever produced. Designed in 1971 by Hans Camenzind it provides a way to include different metho...

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  • 555/556 Timer - NE556N

    SKU: PI-COM0208  Little Bird
    Original price $1.77 - Original price $1.77
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    The 555 timer is one of the most used and useful ICs ever produced. Designed in 1971 by Hans Camenzind it provides a way to include different metho...

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  • 5mm Rainbow LED (pack of 10)

    SKU: PI-COM0625  Little Bird
    Original price $4.02 - Original price $4.02
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    Make your Hello world! LED project a little more jazzy with these rainbow LEDs. All you have to do is to provide power, and they'll cycle through a...

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  • 4xAA Press-Stud Battery Holder - Default

    SKU: PI-COM1304  Little Bird
    Original price $3.22 - Original price $3.22
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    Power your projects when you're on the road! Holds 4 x AA batteries providing a ~5-6V supply. When fully loaded you should get between 7,000mAh - 1...

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  • USB DIY Connector Shell - Type Mini-B Plug

    SKU: AF-1389  Little Bird
    Original price $2.12 - Original price $2.12
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    Make your own USB connections without slicing apart a USB cable and soldering those thin wires inside. These DIY "USB shells" are available in U...

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  • 2.1mm Plug/Jack to Screw Terminal Block - Female

    SKU: PI-ADP011  Little Bird
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     If you need to connect a battery pack or wired power supply to a board that has a DC jack - this adapter will come in very handy! 2.1mm DC plug o...

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  • 2.1mm Plug/Jack to Screw Terminal Block - Male

    SKU: PI-ADP010  Little Bird
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     If you need to connect a battery pack or wired power supply to a board that has a DC jack - this adapter will come in very handy! 2.1mm DC plug o...

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  • Red Hex-Segment Single Digit - 2.3 Tall Common anode

    SKU: AF-1409  Little Bird
    Original price $33.00 - Original price $33.00
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    Big! Segmented! Hex! This is a huge hex-segemented digit, so big it won't fit on a single breadboard. Luscious 2.3" tall digits with bright red seg...

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