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Components

There are literally millions of passive and active electronic components, we stock the best and most popular for use in your projects.

Active electronic components in this category include analog to digital converters, voltage regulators, diodes, transistors and opto-isolators. The passive electronics components in this category comprise of super capacitors, resistors and potentiometers.

We have a great selection of the most popular programmable PIC micro controllers including ATMEL MCUs.

We stock the most commonly used switches and buttons, from big dome push buttons and arcade buttons to tactile switches and micro switches, plus a staggering array of LEDs.

  • Colour-Coded GPIO Header for Pi Zero (2X20 Double Row Pin Male) - Component
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    Colour-Coded GPIO Header for Pi Zero (2X20 Double Row Pin Male)

    Cool Components
    £1.39 inc VAT
    £1.16 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This colour coded 2x20 male header has the same number and spacing of pins as a Raspberry Pi but is best served when used in conjunctio...

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  • Low Power Timer Breakout Tpl5110 (Id: 3435) - Active Components

    Low Power Timer Breakout TPL5110 (ID: 3435)

    Adafruit
    £5.99 inc VAT
    £4.99 ex VAT
    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION The TPL5110 low power timer is a stand-alone breakout that will turn any electronics into low-power electronics! It will take care of ...

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  • Potentiometer with Built In Knob - 10K ohm (ID:4133) - Passive Components
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    Potentiometer with Built In Knob - 10K ohm (ID:4133)

    Adafruit
    Original Price £1.99 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.91 inc VAT
    £0.76 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION They're bigger than a trim-pot but smaller than a chunky potentiometer. Best of all no knob is required! These have a knurled plastic g...

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  • Tactile Switch Buttons (6Mm Slim) X 5 Pack - Buttons
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    Tactile Switch Buttons (6mm slim) x 5 pack

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £1.00 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.94 inc VAT
    £0.78 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Slim clicky momentary switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These are half the width of classic 6mm tactile swi...

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  • Transistor Npn Bc547B - Active Components
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    Transistor NPN BC547B

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.19 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.16 inc VAT
    £0.13 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a basic, NPN transistor. It can be used as a switch where a logic output can't supply (or sink) enough current. In some circums...

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    Original Price £0.19 inc VAT
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  • Big Dome Push Button - Green With Clear Case Rim - Buttons
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    Big Dome Push Button - Green with Clear Case Rim

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    Original Price £3.98 inc VAT
    Current Price £3.07 inc VAT
    £2.56 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION It's the end of the world, and you need a button to press. This is it. A 98mm (outside diameter) dome illuminated push button with a cl...

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  • Softpot Membrane Potentiometer - 100Mm (Id: 178) - Passive Components

    SoftPot Membrane Potentiometer - 100mm (ID: 178)

    Adafruit
    £7.94 inc VAT
    £6.62 ex VAT
    3 reviews

    DESCRIPTION This 100mm SoftPot membrane potentiometer is a very thin variable potentiometer. By pressing down on various parts of the strip, the re...

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  • Dc Barrel Jack Adapter - Male (Prt-10287) - Cables And Adapters
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    DC Barrel Jack Adapter - Male (PRT-10287)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £2.70 inc VAT
    Current Price £2.11 inc VAT
    £1.76 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION 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, ce...

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  • Softpot Membrane Potentiometer - 50Mm (Sen-08680) - Passive Components

    SoftPot Membrane Potentiometer - 50mm (SEN-08680)

    SparkFun
    £9.36 inc VAT
    £7.80 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION SoftPot membrane potentiometers are very thin variable potentiometers. These are very thin variable potentiometers. By pressing down o...

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  • Zippyy Ball Handle Arcade Joystick - Switches
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    Zippyy Ball Handle Arcade Joystick

    Generic / OEM
    £11.99 inc VAT
    £9.99 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION 4-way Pacman type arcade joystick. Heavy duty design gives this joystick a great feel! FEATURES ABS plastic and a solid alloy constru...

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  • Thumb Joystick - Deluxe - Component

    Thumb Joystick - Deluxe

    Sparkfun Electronics
    £3.99 inc VAT
    £3.33 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a 16mm deluxe thumb joystick and is very similar to the 'analogue' joysticks found inside PlayStation controllers. Directional ...

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  • Dotstar Micro Leds (Apa102-2020) - Smart Smd Rgb Led - 10 Pack - Leds
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    DotStar Micro LEDs (APA102-2020) - Smart SMD RGB LED - 10 pack

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £5.95 inc VAT
    Current Price £2.68 inc VAT
    £2.23 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION These incredibly small Dotstar APA102-2020 surface-mount LEDs are an easy way to add a lot of very tiny (but bright!) colourful dots to...

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  • Breakout Board For Mcp4725 I2C Dac (Bob-12918) - Active Components

    Breakout Board for MCP4725 I2C DAC (BOB-12918)

    SparkFun
    £5.08 inc VAT
    £4.23 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION You've always wanted to output analogue voltages from a microcontroller, the MCP4725 is the DAC that will let you do it! The MCP4725 i...

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  • Simple USB C Socket Breakout - Component

    Simple USB C Socket Breakout

    Adafruit
    £1.99 inc VAT
    £1.66 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This Simple USB Type C breakout is kinda interesting, it's an 'inline' style with pads for soldering to the common USB 1.1/2.0 connecti...

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  • 5-Way Tactile Switch - Buttons

    5-way Tactile Switch

    Generic / OEM
    £2.48 inc VAT
    £2.07 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Sometimes you want a small input and a single button just won't cut it. A 5-way tactile switch allows for a joystick-like interface in...

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  • Opto Isolator 4N35 - Active Components
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    Opto Isolator 4N35

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.48 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.43 inc VAT
    £0.36 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Opto Isolators provide a way of separating your low voltage, safe, logic signals from the terrifying, death inducing danger of the main...

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  • Led - Green 3Mm - Leds

    LED - Green 3mm

    Generic / OEM
    £0.08 inc VAT
    £0.07 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTIONBasic, bog standard 3mm green LED. Ideal for visual display of power, data, or just to make sure that a logic output is doing what it sh...

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  • Real Time Clock Module (Bob-12708) - Active Components

    Real Time Clock Module (BOB-12708)

    SparkFun
    £16.55 inc VAT
    £13.79 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is the Real Time Clock (RTC) Module, this little breakout uses the DS1307 to keep track of the current year, month, day as well ...

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  • Big Dome Push Button - Blue With Clear Case Rim - Buttons
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    Big Dome Push Button - Blue with Clear Case Rim

    Cool Components
    Original Price £3.98 inc VAT
    Current Price £3.07 inc VAT
    £2.56 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION It's the end of the world, and you need a button to press. This is it. A 98mm (outside diameter) dome illuminated push button with a cl...

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    Original Price £3.98 inc VAT
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  • Tactile Buttons X4 - Buttons
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    Tactile Buttons x4

    Cool Components
    Original Price £6.13 inc VAT
    Current Price £4.78 inc VAT
    £3.98 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Colours may vary from image shown.

    Original Price £6.13 inc VAT
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  • Switch - 4 Way Dip - Switches
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    Switch - 4 Way, DIP

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.72 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.38 inc VAT
    £0.32 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This 4 way DIP switch has 4 slider switches and enables you to customise the behaviour of electronic devices for specific situations. I...

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    Original Price £0.72 inc VAT
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  • 16 Output I/o Expander Breakout - Sx1509 (Bob-13601) - Active Components

    16 Output I/O Expander Breakout - SX1509 (BOB-13601)

    SparkFun
    £6.48 inc VAT
    £5.40 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The SX1509 Breakout is a 16-channel GPIO expander with an I2C interface that means with just two wires, your microcontroller can inter...

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  • Lilypad Led Blue (5Pcs) (Dev-10045) - Leds

    LilyPad LED Blue (5pcs) (DEV-10045)

    SparkFun
    £3.10 inc VAT
    £2.58 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Here is a simple 5 pack of blue LEDs for LilyPad, or whatever else you can dream up. Light up the night! LilyPad is a wearable e-texti...

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  • Big Dome Push Button - White With Clear Case Rim - Buttons
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    Big Dome Push Button - White with Clear Case Rim

    Cool Components
    £7.99 inc VAT
    £6.66 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION It's the end of the world, and you need a button to press. This is it. A 98mm (outside diameter) dome illuminated push button with a cl...

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    £7.99 inc VAT
    £6.66 ex VAT
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