An IC socket (Integrated Circuit socket) allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project We have a range of pins and different widths to choose from to fit a variety of different chips; choose your size from the pull-down on the right! These are often used for soldering into a Perma Proto or PCB so that you can replace and swap chips easily. What's nice about IC sockets is that they are the same pin...

This power jack is designed to fit 2.1mm power plugs snugly and securely. Perfect for adding a power connector to your project. We went for the more expensive "thin pin" type which snap into breadboards or perfboards. They will work where "thick pin" types go also, just need a little more solder to fill up the larger pads.

This power jack is designed to easily attach to a panel up to 8mm thick (0.315" or 5/16") and fit 2.1mm power plugs snugly and securely. Perfect for adding a power connector to your project enclosure. We like this jack in particular for its long body (so you can use it on thicker wooden panels), sturdy PCB spacer with 3 easy-to-solder eyes and 'forgiving' plastic lip that hides the drill hole.

A ZIF (Zero Insertion Force Socket) allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an existing circuits. These are often used for chip programmers or when you need to test a chip without damaging it. Move the lever up and chips drop right in. Move the lever down to 'latch' the chip in place. This socket is designed for DIP chips of up to 28 pins and 0.3" wide. What's nice about it is it can snap into an existing circuit board...

This switched JST connector is the best way to quickly prototype with our LiPoly batteries. We paired a genuine JST connector with a slide switch that can do up to 600mA. Both are soldered onto a breadboard-friendly breakout. There's two ground pins, one 'switched' power pin, and one pin that is always on. This is compatible with the "JST PH 2-pin" connectors we use in our battery packs.. Mates perfectly with all our 1-cell...

Although you may not see PS/2 keyboards & mice as often on desktop computers, there's still tons of them out there, and they're really easy to interface to a microcontroller. PS/2 devices are powered by 5V and use two data pins to communicate back and forth. There's tons of example code out there for every kind of microcontoller (including Arduinos) for keyboard and mouse interfacing. So all you need to do is connect from the...

A simple 2-pin connector that is compatible with the "JST PH 2-pin" connector - perfect for soldering to the bottom of our 3.3V Logic Trinket and 5V Logic Trinket! These mate perfectly with all our 1-cell LiPoly and LiIon batteries as well as our 6V coin cell holder and 3xAAA battery pack. We also have simple JST pigtails that mate with this connector. Note : This product might be black or tan.  We cannot control the color you'll receive!

A ZIF (Zero Insertion Force Socket) allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an existing circuits. These are often used for chip programmers or when you need to test a chip without damaging it. Move the lever up and chips drop right in. Move the lever down to 'latch' the chip in place. This socket is designed for DIP chips of up to 40 pins and up to 0.6" wide. So really, its good for any size chip you'll find....

Give your 40 pin, 0.5mm pitch, devices a strrrreeeetch with this extension board.  This 40pin FPC extension board has two 40-pin flex connectors (both are bottom contact type), and an extension cable to add ~22cm (20cm cable plus 2cm board)  Each order comes with one board a 20cm long, 40-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC cable and board. Works great with our 40pin TFTs!    

A simple 2-pin connector soldered onto a breadboard-friendly breakout. This is compatible with the "JST PH 2-pin" connector. Mates perfectly with all our 1-cell LiPoly and LiIon batteries as well as our 6V coin cell holder and 3xAAA battery pack. We also have simple JST pigtails that mate with this connector. You may get an off-white or black JST connector.

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the invention of MIDI we're carrying these handy 5-pin MIDI jacks. They're what you see on the back of nearly every synthesizer and drum machine. These are nice sturdy jacks, and breadboard-friendly, with all the pins on 0.1" spacing for easy wiring. This handy tutorial and wiring diagram will show you how to easily turn your Arduino into a MIDI controller! Also compatible with DINSYNC cables, if...

This 50-pin FPC SMT top-contact connector fits perfectly with our 2.8" TFT display with resistive touch screen. It is fine pitch so it is not so easy to solder! This is for expert SMT solderers. We suggest soldering this component to our FPC breakout board to break out all of the pins.

We're big fans of the Intel® Edison Compute Module but the connector's not generic like everyday header, and can be a bit difficult to find.  No longer! This 70-pin receptacle header for the Intel Edison connects to the Edison Compute Module and allows breakout boards to be added more easily. If you're in the Edison block business, this is for you It's a tiny 70-pin connector that's main function is with the Intel...

Add tons of storage to your next project with this micro SD card socket. We use this part in all our designs and it works great with any microSD ('transflash') of any storage size. It's a surface-mount part and the pins are underneath so it needs a fine tip and paste or thin solder to get in there and solder, not for beginners! It is a push-push type: push the card in to insert, push again to spring it out. You can get the EAGLE component for...

An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 28 pin 0.3" wide version. Best used with chips that have 28 pins (2x14) and have 0.3" pin spacing. We also have 0.6" version, so don't use this for 'wide' 28p in chips These are often used for soldering into a Perma Proto or PCB so that you can replace and swap chips...

An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 16 pin 0.3" wide version. Best used with chips that have 16 pins (2x8) and have 0.3" pin spacing. These are often used for soldering into a Perma Proto or PCB so that you can replace and swap chips easily. What's nice about IC sockets is that they are the same pin spacing and size so you...

This is just a standard USB-A jack.  It's a sturdy metal with 4 pins in the back and 2 small mounting tabs that make it easy to use in your next USB project We use this USB-A jack for everything, really. With a little effort you can bend the side mounting tabs and solder the 4 data/power pins into a Perma Proto. Its not good for solderless breadboards, the pins are not very long.

An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 8 pin 0.3" wide version. Best used with chips that have 8 pins (2x4) and have 0.3" pin spacing. These are often used for soldering into a Perma Proto or PCB so that you can replace and swap chips easily. What's nice about IC sockets is that they are the same pin spacing and size so you...

Give your 50 pin, 0.5mm pitch, devices a strrrreeeetch with this extension board.  This 50pin FPC extension board has two 50-pin flex connectors, and an extension cable to add ~22cm (20cm cable plus 2cm board)  Each order comes with one board a 20cm long, 50-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC cable and board. Works great with our 50pin TFTs, or anything else with the same kind of connector!

An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 20 pin 0.3" wide version. Best used with chips that have 20 pins (2x10) and have 0.3" pin spacing. These are often used for soldering into a Perma Proto or PCB so that you can replace and swap chips easily. What's nice about IC sockets is that they are the same pin spacing and size so you...

An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 28 pin 0.6" wide version. Best used with chips that have 28 pins (2x14) and have 0.6" pin spacing. We also have 0.3" version, so don't use this for 'skinny' 28p in chips These are often used for soldering into a Perma Proto or PCB so that you can replace and swap chips...

An IC (Integrated Circuit) socket allows you to insert and remove chips easily from an assembled kit or project This item contains 3 of the 40 pin 0.6" wide version. Best used with chips that have 40 pins (2x20) and have 0.6" pin spacing. These are often used for soldering into a Perma Proto or PCB so that you can replace and swap chips easily. What's nice about IC sockets is that they are the same pin spacing and size so you...

Swapping around your SIM card into different devices? This trio of SIM adapters helps so that you can use one SIM card for various size-needs. Two adapters fit Nano-SIMs (~12mm x ~9mm x ~0.7mm) and one fits Micro-SIMs (~15mm x ~12mm x ~0.8mm). In our two examples we broke down our GSM 2G SIM Card from Ting & Adafruit to it's smallest Nano self. Once in the adapters, they will fit 'plain...

DIY? How about D-I-Wire! This barrel jack plug is great for adding a common power connector to the end of your wires. The jack is compatible with 5.5mm barrel jacks that have a 2.1mm center pole diameter. The outer shell unscrews to reveal solder terminals and a crimp strain relief. Nifty, tidy, and practical.  

If you need to connect an RJ45 cable (a.k.a Ethernet) to a board that with an Ethernet Jack - this adapter will come in very handy! No soldering required. Just use a slim screwdriver to open up the terminal blocks, slide in your stranded or solid-core wire and re-tighten. Note that these aren't recommended for actual Ethernet traffic, especially long term...but for basic power/data distribution, RJ45's are great! This is the Ethernet...

If you need to connect an RJ45 cable (a.k.a Ethernet) to a board that doesn't have an Ethernet jack - this adapter will come in very handy! No soldering required. Just push the little buttons and slide in your stranded or solid-core wire. Note that these aren't recommended for actual Ethernet traffic, especially long term...but for basic power/data distribution, RJ45's are great! This is the Ethernet (RJ45) Female Jack Push-Terminal...

Add SIM-card capabilities to your next project with this SIM Card Holder . It works great with any Mini-SIM (25mm x 15mm x ~0.8mm) including our GSM 2G SIM Card from Ting & Adafruit. It's not too bad to solder, the pads are pretty large, even though its surface mount. Each order comes with one holder, no SIM card included. To use in your Eagle CAD project, check the con-amphenol library for the SIMLOCK device. The SIM...

These are custom-molded connectors that are specifically designed for mating with SNES controllers. Great if you want to add an arcade controller to your project without splicing any wires. SNES controllers use a super-simple clock/data/latch system to send 16 bits of button data, that works with pretty much any microtroller. So they're great for a game or robotic project that needs a bunch of buttons. A nice write up here shows the pinout...