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Prototyping

If you are looking to build a circuit to verify that it works you will need to make a prototype. It is an easy way to test your design and great for debugging your projects.

Find products that help you make prototypes of electronic circuits including many types of connector like cables, wires, headers, pins and sockets. A wide selection of breadboards and tools for PCB fabrication amongst other products associated with prototyping.

  • 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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  • 10 Pin Female Header - Connectors
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    10 Pin Female Header

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.47 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.08 inc VAT
    £0.07 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a 10-pin, 0.1" spaced, female header, the same kind as the 10-pin header on the Arduino Yun. FEATURES 8.5mm high (excluding p...

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  • Mega Shield Header Kit - Connectors

    Mega Shield Header Kit

    Cool Components
    £4.99 inc VAT
    £4.16 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The mega shield header kit provides you with the correct sized stackable female headers to fit with most Arduino Mega shield projects. ...

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  • Jst Sm - Female Housing (4 Pin) - Connectors
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    JST SM - Female Housing (4 pin)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.14 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.04 inc VAT
    £0.03 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a 4-pin JST SM Female housings. They're type SM and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/connector. P...

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  • Jst Sm - Male Housing (4 Pin) - Connectors

    JST SM - Male Housing (4 pin)

    Generic / OEM
    £0.14 inc VAT
    £0.12 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a 4-pin JST SM Male housings. They're type SM and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/connector. Ple...

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  • Cold 2-Wire Splice (Uy) - Two-Way Butt Splice - Connectors
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    Cold 2-Wire Splice (UY) - Two-way Butt Splice

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.20 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.05 inc VAT
    £0.04 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Kiss those days of heat-shrink, melted jacketing and clumsily-arranged third-hand tools goodbye! Go 'cold splice' with these snap-able ...

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    Original Price £0.20 inc VAT
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  • Jst Ph Plug Housing 4 Pin - Connectors
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    JST PH Plug Housing 4 pin

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.06 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.02 inc VAT
    £0.02 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is 4-pin JST plug housing. They're type PH (the smaller type) and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/co...

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    Original Price £0.06 inc VAT
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  • Header Row Right Angle 2 Rows (Pin/male) - Connectors
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    Header Row Right Angle 2 Rows (Pin/Male)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £1.98 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.25 inc VAT
    £0.21 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTIONThis is a 40 x 2 right angle pin header. The individual sections are segmented, so it's easy to cut them to match your requirements. 0.1...

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  • Multi-Pitch Fpc Adapter - 40 Pin 0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8/1.0Mm (Id: 1436) - Connectors

    Multi-pitch FPC Adapter - 40 Pin 0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8/1.0mm (ID: 1436)

    Adafruit
    £4.79 inc VAT
    £3.99 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION Connect to nearly any kind of FPC/flex cable with the 40-pin FPC to breadboard adapter plate. You get 40 pads of 0.5mm, 0.6mm, 0.7mm, 0...

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  • Audio Jack Breakout (Prt-10588) - Components
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    Audio Jack Breakout (PRT-10588)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £0.79 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.62 inc VAT
    £0.52 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Simple breakout board for the 3.5mm audio jack. Use this breakout (shipped bare) to allow breadboard or SIP access to the super-common...

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    Original Price £0.79 inc VAT
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  • Quick Disconnects - Female 1/4 (Pack Of 5) (Prt-14407) - Connectors
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    Quick Disconnects - Female 1/4" (Pack of 5) (PRT-14407)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £1.00 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.52 inc VAT
    £0.43 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Sometimes referred to as "spade connectors," these quick disconnects are really useful as power connectors in prototyping or in project...

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  • Shield Header Kit - Right Angle - Connectors

    Shield Header Kit - Right Angle

    Cool Components
    £2.99 inc VAT
    £2.49 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION The shield header kit provides you with the correct sized stackable female headers to fit with most Arduino shield projects. The header...

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  • Ribbon Crimp Connector - 6-Pin (2X3 Female) - Connectors
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    Ribbon Crimp Connector - 6-pin (2x3 Female)

    Generic / OEM
    £0.40 inc VAT
    £0.33 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION These 2x3 crimp connectors can be snapped onto a 6-wire ribbon cable to make your own cable assemblies and keep your connections organ...

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  • Usb B Socket - Connectors
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    USB B Socket

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.49 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.25 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION Plain and simple through hole PCB mounting USB 'B' socket. FEATURES Socket: USB, TYPE B Connector Type: USB Gender: Socket Terminatio...

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    Original Price £0.49 inc VAT
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  • Pogo Pins W/ Pointed Tip - Connectors
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    Pogo Pins w/ Pointed Tip

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.92 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.73 inc VAT
    £0.61 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION These 33mm (1.3") spring-loaded pogo pins are great for programming and applications where you don't always want headers soldered onto...

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    Original Price £0.92 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.73 inc VAT
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  • Magjack Lan/ethernet Socket - Connectors

    Magjack LAN/Ethernet Socket

    Generic / OEM
    £0.74 inc VAT
    £0.62 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is an RJ45 Ethernet / LAN socket with Green and Yellow status LEDs and built-in magnetics. Essential for getting your micros talk...

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  • Qwiic Jst Connector - Smd 4-Pin (Prt-14417) - Connectors

    Qwiic JST Connector - SMD 4-pin (PRT-14417)

    SparkFun
    £0.59 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION Here is a tiny 4-pin Qwiic 1mm JST connector. This connector is used on all of our Qwiic-based boards and can be used to create your ow...

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  • Raspberry Pi 3 GPIO Shrouded Header (2x20) (PRT-13054) - Connectors

    Raspberry Pi 3 GPIO Shrouded Header (2x20) (PRT-13054)

    SparkFun
    £0.62 inc VAT
    £0.52 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This 2x20 shrouded header has the same number and spacing of pins as the Raspberry Pi 3 so you can easily connect via ribbon cable to ...

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  • Ribbon Crimp Connector - 10-Pin (2X5 Female) - Connectors
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    Ribbon Crimp Connector - 10-pin (2x5 Female)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.46 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.37 inc VAT
    £0.31 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION These 2x5 crimp connectors can be snapped onto a 10-wire ribbon cable to make your own cable assemblies and keep your connections orga...

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  • Micro Usb Connector - Surface Mount - Connectors
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    Micro USB Connector - Surface Mount

    Generic / OEM
    £1.20 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION This is a micro USB connector designed for surface mount connections. Perfect if you've managed to damage/rip off a micro USB connecto...

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  • Screw Terminal Block - 3.5Mm Pitch (3-Pin) - Connectors
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    Screw Terminal Block - 3.5mm Pitch (3-Pin)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.59 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.47 inc VAT
    £0.39 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Screw Terminals with 3.5mm pitch pins. They have the really cool feature of slide-locking together to form any size you need (up to 20...

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  • Food-Grade Heat Shrink - 3/8 Diameter 12 Long - Connectors
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    Food-Grade Heat Shrink - 3/8" diameter 12" long

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £2.98 inc VAT
    Current Price £2.24 inc VAT
    £1.87 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This heat shrink is FDA Compliant for contact with food. Please Note: This is heat shrink only. FEATURES Clear, food-grade heat shri...

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  • Quick Disconnects - Female 2.8Mm (Pack Of 5) (Prt-14424) - Connectors
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    Quick Disconnects - Female 2.8mm (Pack of 5) (PRT-14424)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £1.00 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.52 inc VAT
    £0.43 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Sometimes referred to as "spade connectors," these quick disconnects are really useful as power connectors in prototyping or in project...

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    Original Price £1.00 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.52 inc VAT
    £0.43 ex VAT
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  • Jst Ph Plug Housing 3 Pin - Connectors
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    JST PH Plug Housing 3 pin

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.05 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.02 inc VAT
    £0.02 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a 3-pin JST plug housing. They're type PH (the smaller type) and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/...

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  • Ribbon Crimp Connector - Breadboard Friendly (2X5 Female) - Connectors
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    Ribbon Crimp Connector - Breadboard Friendly (2x5, Female)

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.71 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.54 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION This 2x5 crimp connector snaps onto a 10-pin ribbon cable to form a dual-inline connection that can be pushed right into a breadboard....

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    Original Price £0.71 inc VAT
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  • microSD Socket for Transflash - Connectors
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    microSD Socket for Transflash

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.48 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.41 inc VAT
    £0.34 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION If you need a lot of storage space in a small footprint, microSD (uSD) is here to save the day. TransFlash has now completed standards ...

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  • Jst Ph Plug Housing 5 Pin - Connectors
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    JST PH Plug Housing 5 pin

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.06 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.02 inc VAT
    £0.02 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is a 5-pin JST plug housing. They're type PH (the smaller type) and do require additional parts to turn them into a complete plug/...

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    Original Price £0.06 inc VAT
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  • 5 Way Pin Header - Connectors
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    5 Way Pin Header

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £0.34 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.29 inc VAT
    £0.24 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This 5-way pin header has a 0.1" pitch so it will fit into a breadboard. RESOURCES Datasheet

    Original Price £0.34 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.29 inc VAT
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  • Mini Usb Smd Socket - Connectors
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    Mini USB SMD Socket

    Generic / OEM
    Original Price £2.12 inc VAT
    Current Price £1.82 inc VAT
    £1.52 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Always handy - these 5-pin sockets are surface mount, and commonly used on smaller size USB gear. FEATURES Connector Type: USB Gender:...

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    Original Price £2.12 inc VAT
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  • Cold 3-Wire Splice (UR) - Three-way Butt Splice - Connectors

    Cold 3-Wire Splice (UR) - Three-way Butt Splice

    Generic / OEM
    £2.17 inc VAT
    £1.81 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION Kiss those days of heat-shrink, melted jacketing and clumsily-arranged third-hand tools goodbye! Go 'cold splice' with these snap-able ...

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    £2.17 inc VAT
    £1.81 ex VAT