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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.

  • Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB - 3 Pack! - Breadboards

    Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB - 3 Pack!

    Adafruit
    £7.79 inc VAT
    £6.49 ex VAT
    3 reviews

    DESCRIPTIONThis proto-board is the PCB you always wish you had, but never realized it! Adafruit took the basic layout of a quarter-sized breadboard...

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  • Rfid Usb Reader (Sen-09963) - Prototyping

    RFID USB Reader (SEN-09963)

    SparkFun
    £24.73 inc VAT
    £20.61 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION The RFID USB Reader is a simple to use, USB to serial base unit for the ID-2, ID-12, and ID-20 readers. Simply plug a reader into the h...

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  • Breakout Board For Thumb Joystick (Bob-09110) - Buttons

    Breakout Board for Thumb Joystick (BOB-09110)

    SparkFun
    £1.85 inc VAT
    £1.54 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This is the breakout board for the thumb joystick. Pins are broken out to a 0.1" header and the board includes 4 mounting holes in the ...

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  • Cool Components Protoboard - 1/4 Size (Pack of 3) - Component
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    Cool Components Protoboard - 1/4 Size (Pack of 3)

    Cool Components
    Original Price £3.99 inc VAT
    Current Price £1.27 inc VAT
    £1.06 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This 1/4 sized permanent breadboard allows you to transform your prototype breadboard circuits into permanently fixed circuits. The boa...

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  • Rh-53 Solderless Breadboard - Breadboards

    RH-53 Solderless Breadboard

    K&H
    £34.99 inc VAT
    £29.16 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This large, high-quality breadboard is great for prototyping and testing circuits. It has 4 colour coded screw terminals located at the...

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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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  • 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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  • Grove - Pir Motion Sensor - Infra Red
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    Grove - PIR Motion Sensor

    Seeed Studio
    Original Price £8.50 inc VAT
    Current Price £5.68 inc VAT
    £4.73 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is a simple-to-use PIR motion sensor with Grove compatible interface. Simply connect it to a Grove shield and program it, when any...

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  • Spectral Sensor Breakout - As7263 Nir (Qwiic) (Sen-14351) - Visible Light
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    Spectral Sensor Breakout - AS7263 NIR (Qwiic) (SEN-14351)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £26.38 inc VAT
    Current Price £20.51 inc VAT
    £17.09 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The AS7263 Near Infrared (NIR) Spectral Sensor Breakout brings spectroscopy to the palm of your hand, making it easier than ever to mea...

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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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  • Breakout Board For Sd-Mmc Cards (Bob-12941) - Breakout Boards

    Breakout Board for SD-MMC Cards (BOB-12941)

    SparkFun
    £8.24 inc VAT
    £6.87 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION With SD and MMC memory prices dropping, the time is right for mass storage and datalogging. This breakout board will allow you to break...

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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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  • Single Output Dc Bench Power Supply 0-30V / 0-3A - Power
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    Single Output DC Bench Power Supply 0-30V / 0-3A

    Tenma
    £67.99 inc VAT
    £56.66 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The Tenma 72-10480 is an affordable single output DC power supply unit offering an adjustable 0-30V voltage output, alongside a 0-3A cu...

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  • Grove - Oled Display 1.12 V2 - Grove

    Grove - OLED Display 1.12'' V2

    Seeed Studio
    £17.84 inc VAT
    £14.87 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The Grove - OLED Display 1.12'' V2 is a little elegant screen that can add a screen interaction feature to your Arduino. With the onboa...

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  • Grove - Speaker - Audio
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    Grove - Speaker

    Seeed Studio
    £6.99 inc VAT
    £5.83 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION The Grove - Speaker is a module consisting of power amplification and voice outputs. The loudness can be adjusted by the onboard potent...

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  • Sparkfun Micro Oled Breakout (Qwiic) (Lcd-14532) - Led Displays

    SparkFun Micro OLED Breakout (Qwiic) (LCD-14532)

    SparkFun
    £18.85 inc VAT
    £15.71 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The Qwiic Micro OLED Breakout is a Qwiic-enabled version of the popular Micro OLED display! The small monochrome, blue-on-black OLED sc...

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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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  • Zif Socket 28-Pin 0.3 Inch - Breakout Boards
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    ZIF Socket 28-Pin 0.3 inch

    Generic / OEM
    £2.83 inc VAT
    £2.36 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is a high-quality, easy to use 28-pin ZIF socket that is 0.3" wide. Makes for easy connecting or programming to DIP ICs. Uses high...

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  • Silk Screen White Trf Foil - Pcb Fabrication
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    Silk Screen White TRF Foil

    PulsarProFX
    Original Price £9.77 inc VAT
    Current Price £5.34 inc VAT
    £4.45 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION WhiteTRF is used for creating a silk-screen layer on either side of the board. Black toner will transfer equally well to either copper ...

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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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  • Mayku Formbox - Desktop Vacuum Forming - 3D Printing
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    Mayku Formbox - Desktop Vacuum Forming

    Mayku
    £574.80 inc VAT
    £479.00 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION The Mayku FormBox makes molds in seconds, speeding up your product development cycle. Bringing your next idea to life has never been e...

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  • Usb B Socket - Connectors
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    USB B Socket

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    Original Price £0.49 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.25 inc VAT
    £0.21 ex VAT

    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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  • Pre-Loaded Noobs 16Gb Microsd Card For Raspberry Pi 2 And 3 Model B - Accessories And Breakout Boards

    Pre-loaded NOOBS 16GB MicroSD Card for Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 model B

    Cool Components
    £12.01 inc VAT
    £10.01 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION This is a 16GB class 10 microSD card that comes with a pre-installed with NOOBS operating system and an adapter for an SD card slot. Th...

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  • Pogo Pins W/ Pointed Tip - Connectors
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    Pogo Pins w/ Pointed Tip

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    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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  • 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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  • Deadon Rtc - Ds3234 Breakout (Bob-10160) - Active Components

    DeadOn RTC - DS3234 Breakout (BOB-10160)

    SparkFun
    £22.72 inc VAT
    £18.93 ex VAT
    1 review

    DESCRIPTION Here is a real time clock based on the DS3234 Real Time Clock IC. The DS3234 is a low-cost, extremely accurate SPI bus real-time clock ...

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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
    £0.49 ex VAT

    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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  • Environmental Combo Breakout - Ccs811/bme280 (Qwiic) (Sen-14348) - Atmospheric

    Environmental Combo Breakout - CCS811/BME280 (Qwiic) (SEN-14348)

    SparkFun
    £40.62 inc VAT
    £33.85 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION The CCS811/BME280 Environmental Combo Breakout takes care of all your atmospheric-quality sensing needs with the popular CCS811 and BME...

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  • Spectral Sensor Breakout - As7262 Visible (Qwiic) (Sen-14347) - Visible Light
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    Spectral Sensor Breakout - AS7262 Visible (Qwiic) (SEN-14347)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £26.38 inc VAT
    Current Price £20.51 inc VAT
    £17.09 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION The AS7262 Visible Spectral Sensor Breakout brings spectroscopy to the palm of your hand, making it easier than ever to measure and cha...

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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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  • Beginner Parts Kit (Kit-13973) - Passive Components

    Beginner Parts Kit (KIT-13973)

    SparkFun
    £18.53 inc VAT
    £15.44 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION The beginner parts kit is a small container of parts frequently used by beginning (or even experienced) hobbyists that gives you all of...

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  • GPS Breakout - XA1110 (Qwiic) (GPS-14414) - GPS
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    GPS Breakout - XA1110 (Qwiic) (GPS-14414)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £54.79 inc VAT
    Current Price £42.62 inc VAT
    £35.52 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION The XA1110 GPS Breakout is a small I2C-supported module built for easy hookup, thanks to the Qwiic Connect System. Equipped with the XA...

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  • Spi Non-Volatile Fram Breakout - 64Kbit / 8Kbyte (Id: 1897) - Breakout Boards

    SPI Non-Volatile FRAM Breakout - 64Kbit / 8KByte (ID: 1897)

    Adafruit
    £6.55 inc VAT
    £5.46 ex VAT
    2 reviews

    DESCRIPTION FRAM, or Ferroelectric Ram, is the coolest new data storage method that all fashion magazines are talking about. Oh, wait, no that's qu...

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  • Led Driver Breakout - Lp55231 (Bob-13884) - Leds

    LED Driver Breakout - LP55231 (BOB-13884)

    SparkFun
    £9.29 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION The LP55231 LED Driver Breakout is a self-contained solution for developing and deploying the nine-channel I2C LED controller. Remarka...

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  • Button Pad 4X4 - Breakout Pcb (Com-08033) - Buttons

    Button Pad 4x4 - Breakout PCB (COM-08033)

    SparkFun
    £7.91 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION This is a simple breakout board for the button pads. Each LED and button is brought out to the side connectors. The connectors are sold...

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  • Cool Components Protoboard - Full Size (Pack of 3) - Component
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    Cool Components Protoboard - Full Size (Pack of 3)

    Cool Components
    Original Price £9.99 inc VAT
    Current Price £3.52 inc VAT
    £2.93 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This full sized permanent breadboard allows you to transform your prototype breadboard circuits into permanently fixed circuits. The bo...

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  • Grove - Touch Sensor - Grove
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    Grove - Touch Sensor

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    Original Price £4.16 inc VAT
    Current Price £2.78 inc VAT
    £2.32 ex VAT
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    DESCRIPTION This is a simple touch sensor module. You can use it to replace a traditional push button. Using the TTP223-B touch detector IC measure...

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

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    Original Price £0.46 inc VAT
    Current Price £0.37 inc VAT
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    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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  • Grove Smart Plant Care Kit For Arduino - Kits

    Grove Smart Plant Care Kit for Arduino

    Seeed Studio
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    DESCRIPTION The Grove smart plant care kit for Arduino is ideal for an electronics enthusiast with green fingers. This kit works seamlessly with th...

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  • Si4703 Fm Tuner Basic Breakout (Bob-11083) - Audio

    Si4703 FM Tuner Basic Breakout (BOB-11083)

    SparkFun
    £12.32 inc VAT
    £10.27 ex VAT

    DESCRIPTION This breakout for the Silicon Laboratories Si4703 FM tuner chip is a little more stripped down than the FM Tuner Evaluation Board. If y...

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

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    £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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  • Ad-01 Advanced Solderless Breadboard - Breadboards
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    AD-01 Advanced Solderless Breadboard

    K&H
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    DESCRIPTION This item has been retired but if you still require a small affordable breadboard we'd suggest the Breadboard Deluxe. This small, comp...

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  • Arduino Mega Proto Shield Rev3 (Pcb) - Shields
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    Arduino Mega Proto Shield Rev3 (PCB)

    Arduino
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    DESCRIPTION The Arduino Prototyping Shield makes it easy for you to design custom circuits. You can solder parts to the prototyping area to create ...

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  • Grove - 3-Axis Analog Accelerometer - Grove
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    Grove - 3-Axis Analog Accelerometer

    Seeed Studio
    Original Price £10.62 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION The ADXL335 is a small, thin, low power, complete 3-axis accelerometer with signal conditioned voltage outputs. The product measures ac...

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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)

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    Original Price £0.59 inc VAT
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    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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  • Decade Resistance Box (KIT-13006) - Kits
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    Decade Resistance Box (KIT-13006)

    SparkFun
    Original Price £35.21 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION This is the SparkFun Decade Resistance Box, an involved PTH soldering kit that allows you to quickly and accurately dial in a specifi...

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  • Mayku Formbox - Spare Cast Sheets (Pack of 30 sheets) - 3D Printing

    Mayku Formbox - Spare Cast Sheets (Pack of 30 sheets)

    Mayku
    £33.98 inc VAT
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    DESCRIPTION Transparent and food-safe 0.5mm sheets for making reusable molds. The slight flex and non-stick surface that the sheet provides ensures...

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