Components & Parts

This or that, one or the other, perhaps or perhaps not! So hard to make decisions these days without feeling like you're just going back and forth constantly. Deciding whether or not to use this mini toggle switch? That's the easiest decision you'll make all day! This Mini Panel Mount SPDT Toggle Switch is great for any project where you have two options to select...

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N-channel power MOSFET in TO-220 package

N-channel power MOSFET - 30V / 60A

Product ID: 355

Product ID: 856

Product ID: 5743

Product ID: 915

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Angled shot of 25 Through-Hole Resistors - 100 ohm 5% 1/4W.

Through-Hole Resistors - 100 ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25

Product ID: 4293

ΩMG! You're not going to be able to resist these handy resistor packs! Well, axially, they do all of the resisting for you! This is a 25 Pack of 100Ω Resistors. More specifically, they are carbon film, through-hole axial type, with 1/4 Watt max dissipation, 300V max voltage, 5% precision resistors. Whew! These are super common and great for use in any...

$0.75

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3.5mm (1/8") Stereo Audio Jack Terminal Block

Product ID: 2791

One truth about working with audio is you always need the cable or adapter you don't have in your toolbox. That's why we love these terminal-block audio connectors so much. No soldering required! Use stranded or solid core wire and a small screw driver to create custom wiring jigs. This is the 3.5mm (1/8") Stereo Audio Jack Terminal Block. It's the most common size...

$2.50

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Mini Analog Joystick - 10K Potentiometers

Product ID: 3102

Sometimes a simple analog control device can be the perfect tactile solution for your project, but they can be surprisingly hard to come by. Luckily we've found a low-cost, quality Mini Analog Joystick to fill your directional analog input needs! Unlike most arcade-style joysticks which come with four clicking switches, this product has two 10KΩ potentiometers...

$19.95

79 in stock

Electric Resistive Heating Pad covered with kapton film

Electric Heating Pad - 10cm x 5cm

Product ID: 1481

This is hot! Literally! Apply 5-12VDC and the stainless steel fibers in this heating fabric will warm up, creating a little heating pad. On one hand, it's just a gigantic resistor. On the other hand, it's flexible, light, and can be wrapped around a project. Originally designed for portable wearable heating pads, this fabric can be used for wearables, weather...

$5.95

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Angled shot of ten 20 cm long quick-connect wire pairs.

Arcade Button Quick-Connect Wire Pairs - 0.11" (10 pack)

Product ID: 1152

Quick connector wire sets will make wiring up our arcade-style or metal buttons quicky-quick. Each wire comes as a 'pair' with two 0.11" quick-connects pre-crimped onto 20cm long wires. The wires are then terminated together in a JST 2.5mm/0.1" spaced 2-pin connector (we don't have the exact part number yet for the connector but you can just use 0.1" header) Of...

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Adafruit ANO Rotary Navigation Encoder to I2C Stemma QT Adapter

Product ID: 5740

The ANO rotary encoder wheel is a funky user interface element, reminiscent of the original clicking scroll wheel interface on the first iPods. It's a nifty kit, but the pin-out is a little odd - and there's a ton of pins needed to connect to the rotary encoder and 5 button switches. This Stemma QT breakout makes all that frustration go away - solder in the ANO...

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Rugged Metal Pushbutton - 16mm 6V RGB Momentary

Product ID: 3350

By popular demand, we now have these buttons with a full color RGB LED ring light! These chrome-plated metal buttons are rugged, but certainly not lacking in flair. Simply drill a 16mm hole into any material up to 1/4" thick and you can fit these in place – there's even a rubber gasket to keep water out of the enclosure. On the front of the button is a flat...

$10.95

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head-on shot of illuminated large white arcade button with LED.

Large Arcade Button with LED - 60mm White

Product ID: 1192

BAM! This 60mm diameter arcade button is large and inviting and ready for all sorts of pressing and pushing. We've seen these on some games of skill in arcades, they're easy to mount on nearly any kind of enclosure. They're not waterproof or weatherproof, so best used indoors. This button has a flat white plastic cover with a black retaining ring around it. There's...

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Mini Panel Mount DPDT Toggle Switch

Product ID: 3220

This or that, one or the other, perhaps or perhaps not! So hard to make decisions these days without feeling like you're just going back and forth constantly. Deciding whether or not to use this mini toggle switch? That's the easiest decision you'll make all day! This Mini Panel Mount DPDT Toggle Switch is great for any project where you need two switches each with...

$1.25

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5V 1.5A Linear Voltage Regulator - 7805 TO-220

Product ID: 2164

Ah, the venerable 7805, who amongst us has not used this popular linear regulator? This big chunky regulator will help you get your 7-35V battery or wall adapter down to a nice clean 5.0V with 2% regulation. Perfect for just about all electronics! This is the TO-220 version, with up to 1.5A current capability, and has internal current limiting + thermal shut-down...

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Large Enclosed Piezo Element with two Wires

Large Enclosed Piezo Element w/Wires

Product ID: 1739

This large (30mm diameter) piezo element is nicely enclosed with mounting holes so you can attach easily. Piezo elements convert vibration to voltage or voltage to vibration. That means you can use this as a buzzer for making beeps, tones and alerts AND you can use it as a sensor, to detect fast movements like knocks. You can also use it under a drum pad to make a...

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Adafruit EYESPI Breakout Board - 18 Pin FPC Connector

Product ID: 5613

Our most recent display breakouts have come with a new feature: an 18-pin "EYE SPI" standard FPC connector with flip-top connector. This is intended to be a sort-of "STEMMA QT for displays" - a way to quickly connect and extend display wiring that uses a lot of SPI pins. In this case we need a lot of SPI pins, and we want to be able to use long distances so we go...

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DIY Magnetic Connector - Right Angle Three Contact Pins

Product ID: 5360

If you love power adapters or toys & gadgets that have magnetic connections, you can now experiment with these futuristic connectors easily. It's sorta like a DIY "MagSafe-styled" connector, with three 0.1" spaced contact pogo pins and a right angle solderable connection to your PCB. If you've ever owned a MacBook or a littleBits set, you'll find the...

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Angled shot of a Rugged Metal On/Off Switch with Green LED Ring.

Rugged Metal On/Off Switch with Green LED Ring - 16mm Green On/Off

Product ID: 482

These chrome-plated metal buttons are rugged and look real good while doing it! Simply drill a 16mm hole into any material up to 1/2" thick and you can fit these in place, there's even a rubber gasket to keep water out of the enclosure. On the front of the button is a flat metal actuator, surrounded by a green plastic LED ring. On the back there are 3 contacts for...

$4.95

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Angled shot of 10 8mm soft tactile buttons.

Soft Tactile Button (8mm) x 10

Product ID: 3101

Put your project in stealth mode with these silent Soft Tactile Switch Buttons. Tactile switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These work best in a PCB but can be used on a solderless breadboard as shown in this tutorial. The pins are normally open (disconnected) and when the button is pressed they are momentarily closed. They come in a pack of...

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Angled shot of a yellow round 16mm illuminated pushbutton.

16mm Illuminated Pushbutton - Yellow Latching On/Off Switch

Product ID: 1444

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512MB micro SD Memory Card

Product ID: 5252

Add storage in a jiffy using this 512MB microSD card. Preformatted to FAT32, so it works out of the packaging with our projects. Works great with any device in the Adafruit shop that uses microSD cards. Ideal for use with Feathers, data loggers, or small Linux SBCs (not good for Raspberry Pi unless you have some special distro that will fit on such a small card)...

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3.5mm (1/8") Stereo Audio Plug Terminal Block

Product ID: 2790

Product ID: 1493

If you want to heat sink a SoC, motor driver, linear regulator, FET or other surface-mount package part, you might find yourself struggling to find a good heat sink. These extra-tall extra-small mini heat sinks are easy to use and give you an extra thermal boost. The heat sink is a 0.26" x 0.26" (6.75mm x 6.75mm) square with 3 tall 'fins' sticking out the top. The...

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Potentiometer Knob of Soft Touch rubber with red indicator line

Product ID: 1674

Drown out the voices in your head with a bone conduction transducer! This incredible speaker does not have a moving cone like most speakers you've seen, instead, a small metal rod is wrapped with the voice coil. When current is pulsed through the coil, the magnetic field causes a piece of metal to expand and contract - if pressed against a flat surface or cavity it...

$8.95

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Mini LED Arcade Button - 24mm Translucent Blue

Product ID: 3432

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Product ID: 4432

As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit, and speaking of adapting, this right angle adapter is USB C socket-to-plug. USB C is the latest industry-standard connector for transmitting data and power. Like Lightning and MagSafe cables, USB C has no up or down orientation. And who among us has inserted USB A correctly the first time? Works great with any...

$3.95

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Small Liquid Crystal Light Valve - Controllable Shutter Glass

Product ID: 3627

What do you get when you power a layer of liquid crystal material sandwiched between two sheets of glass? A Liquid Crystal Light Valve (a.k.a a LCD Controllable Black-out Panel)! They're often used for electric welding helmets because they can protect the welder's eyes from the bright sparks. Or – if you aren't a welder – they can be used to provide a...

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Product ID: 559

These chrome-plated metal buttons are rugged and look real good while doing it! Simply drill a 16mm hole into any material up to 1/2" thick and you can fit these in place, there's even a rubber gasket to keep water out of the enclosure. On the front of the button is a flat metal actuator, surrounded by a red plastic LED ring. On the back there are 3 contacts for the...

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Angled shot of a red 16mm illuminated pushbutton.

16mm Illuminated Pushbutton - Red Momentary

Slip slidin' away Slip slidin' away You know the nearer your resistance The more you're slip slidin' away If you're tired of the regular-old-twisty potentiometers we carry, why not slide over and try this slide pot? Most famously used on mixers and the transporter control panel on Star Trek, these slide pots are so cute and short at only 35mm. Use as a voltage...

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Rugged Metal Pushbutton - 22mm 6V RGB Momentary

Product ID: 3423

By popular demand, we now have rugged metal buttons with a full color RGB LED ring light! These chrome-plated metal buttons are rugged, but certainly not lacking in flair. This is a 22mm Momentary version of the RGB pushbutton. Simply drill a 22mm hole into any material up to 1/4" thick and you can fit these in place – there's even a rubber gasket to keep water...

$16.50

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64MB Micro SD Memory Card

Product ID: 5249

Add storage in a jiffy using this 64MB microSD card. Preformatted to FAT32, so it works out of the packaging with our projects. Works great with any device in the Adafruit shop that uses microSD cards. Ideal for use with Feathers, data loggers, or small Linux SBCs (not good for Raspberry Pi unless you have some special distro that will fit on such a small card) These...

$3.50

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Angled shot of black 5-pin 2.54mm terminal block.

Angled shot of ten reverse tactile button switches.

Reverse Mount Tactile Switch Buttons - 6mm square - 10 Pack

Product ID: 5410

Have you ever seen a tactile button do a headstand? This little clicky button is like a circus (circuit circus?) performer, contorting itself so its legs stick up instead of down the way most are. We think these could be used in SMT projects where you want to have a button that comes through a PCB but without the front height. These are unique and we thought some...

$1.25

61 in stock

Angled shot of ten 4-pin JST-SH connectors.

JST SH 4-pin Right Angle Connector (10-pack) - Qwiic Compatible

Product ID: 4208

If you're a DIY enthusiast who likes to micro-manage your project's connections, here is a 10-pack of some micro JST SH connectors! They're solid plastic with 4 x 1mm pitch through-hole mounting tabs. In an SMT line you can just paste over the through holes and the pads will solder in place. This connector can be used with Qwiic boards and cables, to easily connect...

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Adafruit ANO Rotary Navigation Encoder Breakout PCB

Product ID: 5221

The ANO rotary encoder wheel is a funky user interface element is reminiscent of the original clicking scroll wheel interface on the first iPods. It's a nifty kit, but the pin-out is a little odd, so we made a handy breakout board that converts the funky pin set into a straightforward, breadboard-friendly header strip. This is just the PCB for the ANO encoder, the...

$1.50

42 in stock

Arcade Button with LED - 30mm Translucent Blue

Product ID: 3490

$2.50

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2.1mm DC Power Jack with Slide Switch

Product ID: 3642

This brilliant invention is a blessing for makers designing or using boards with standard 2.1mm DC barrel jacks. Many devices opt against a proper power switch, for size or cost or other design reasons. So, you're expected to unplug when not in use. But you want something a little fancier! This 2.1mm DC Power Jack with Slide Switch has the same PCB layout as classic...

$1.95

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Angled shot of black 3-pin 2.54mm terminal block.

2.54mm/0.1" Pitch Terminal Block - 3-pin

Product ID: 2136

$1.25

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Cut out square of 3M 8810 25mm x 25mm Heat Sink Thermal Tape

Heat Sink Thermal Tape - 3M 8810 - 25mm x 25mm

Product ID: 1467

Get that heat sink stuck on good and strong with 3M's thermal tape. Specifically designed for attaching heat sinks to ICs. Works better and is less messy than thermal glues or pastes because the thickness is even across the area. A perfect match for our range of small heat sinks, either in aluminum or copper. Comes in a square of 25mm x 25mm (1" square) - but can be...

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Angled shot of a blue round 16mm illuminated pushbutton.

16mm Illuminated Pushbutton - Blue Latching On/Off Switch

Product ID: 1476

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Product ID: 1477

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100W Type C charging cable black magnetic

Black Woven USB A or Type-C to Type-C Cable with Magnetic Tip - 1 meter long

Product ID: 5520

Some days we're feeling extra fancy here at the 'fruit warehouse, and we have a big soft spot for woven fabric cables. Like, peep this fully reversible pink/purple Blinka-inspired cable or this mithril-like 3-in-1 Sync and Charge cable. Our latest addition to the collection is this 1 meter long Black Magnetic USB A or USB C to USB C Cable with a Magnetic Type C tip!...

$13.95

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Angled shot of 15 colorful square tactile button switches in green, yellow, red, blue, and white.

Colorful 12mm Square Tactile Button Switch Assortment - 15 pack

Product ID: 1010

Little clicky switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These work best in a PCB but can be used on a solderless breadboard as shown in this tutorial. The pins are normally open (disconnected) and when the button is pressed they are momentarily closed. These buttons are bigger than the 6mm ones we carry and come in a pack of 15. Each button comes...

$5.95

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Thin Plastic Speaker w/Wires - 8 ohm 0.25W

Product ID: 1891

Listen up! This 1.5" diameter speaker cone is the perfect addition to any audio project where you need an 8Ω impedance and are using 0.25W of power. The speakers are rated at 0.25W, with a maximum input of 0.5W (printed wattage on back of speaker may have either value). We particularly like this cone as it's very simple and its plastic body is extremely...

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Product ID: 818

$1.50

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GPIO Female 2x2 4-pin Socket Riser Header for Raspberry Pi

GPIO Female Socket Riser Header - 2x2 4-pin

Product ID: 4855

This 0.1" inch pitch 2x2 Female Header is the perfect boost to use with boards that use the 4-pin 'PoE' header on the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4, like the Raspberry Pi PoE HAT! It's a great pairing to the 2x20 socket riser header to get a full lift. Use this wee GPIO header along with a 40-pin stacking header to utilize the PoE HAT with another add-on board. This header...

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JST PH 2.0mm Pitch Connector 220 Piece Kit with many connectors and contacts in opened box

2.0mm Pitch Connector Kit - JST PH Compatible - 220 Piece Kit

Product ID: 4422

Totally 220 pieces, this 2.0mm Pitch Kit with JST-PH Connectors is a must-have for your workstation. You'll have enough sockets and plugs to fuel your maker tendencies for days on end! These connectors are really common in electronics, we use the 2 pin ones for our batteries and battery packs. The 3 pin and 4 pin are used for STEMMA connectors. The 4 pin size is even...

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Arcade Button with LED - 30mm Translucent Red

Product ID: 4154

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten candy-colored 36-pin 0.1" pitch break-away male headers. These are a little extra special in that the plastic holding the pins together is made of colored plastic instead of classic black. You get 2 of each color: red, yellow, white, green and...

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Cut out square of 3M 8810 80mm x 80mm Heat Sink Thermal Tape

Heat Sink Thermal Tape - 3M 8810 - 80mm x 80mm

Product ID: 1468

$4.50

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10 pack of 0.1uF through hole ceramic capacitors

0.1uF ceramic capacitors - 10 pack

Product ID: 753

Product ID: 1134

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...

$1.75

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Pack of 10 of 36-pin 0.1 inch Short Break-away Male Header

Male Header 36-pin 0.1" Short Break-away Type - Pack of 10

Product ID: 3009

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except we need headers, headers, and more headers! Each pack contains ten 36-pin short break-away male headers, 0.1" pitch. These headers are very short for matching with our short female headers. Normal male headers are a little longer and need to be cut down to be as slim as possible. Breakaway headers are like the...

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Magnetic USB micro B Plug Tip

Product ID: 5523

This is a magnetic USB micro b plug! They pair with the Black Woven USB A or Type-C to Type-C Cable with Magnetic Tip . Plug your microUSB power (or data!) cable into one end, then insert the little magnetic nub into your device's charging port. Now you basically have a quick-detach microUSB connector with a magnetic alignment. Easy to plug in whenever, no worries if...

$4.50

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Angled shot of single black 2-pin 3.5mm terminal block.

Terminal Block - 2-pin 3.5mm - pack of 5!

Product ID: 724

Nothing makes a project harder to maintain than a lot of loose wiring. That's why we like to use terminal blocks whenever making PCB-to-Wire connections. These particular 3.5mm terminal blocks are our favorite: big enough for a range of wire gauges, easy to adjust with a screwdriver, and not too chunky. The only down-side is that they do not fit into 2.5mm spaced...

$2.95

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Angled shot of a yellow 16mm illuminated pushbutton.

16mm Illuminated Pushbutton - Yellow Momentary

Product ID: 1441

$1.50

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Large Liquid Crystal Light Valve - Controllable Shutter Glass

Product ID: 3330

$7.50

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3.5mm (1/8") Stereo DIY Plug

Product ID: 1800

Repair or design your very own audio cables with these nice and durable phono-jack connectors. This is a great plug to make your own cable with. it's made out of durable metal with a flexible, sturdy spring for strain-relief. Just solder the connector to some wires and you have a DIY audio cable that can rival the best! This item is a 3.5mm Stereo Plug. It's a pretty...

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angled shot of single white 6mm tactile switch button.

Tactile Switch Buttons (6mm slim) x 20 pack

Product ID: 1489

Slim clicky momentary switches are standard input "buttons" on electronic projects. These are half the width of classic 6mm tactile switches so they line up better on a breadboard, just plug them into every-other row. These work best in a PCB but can be used on a solderless breadboard as shown in this tutorial. The two pins are normally open (disconnected) and when...

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Angled shot of 25 Through-Hole Resistors - 100K ohm 5% 1/4W.

Through-Hole Resistors - 100K ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25

Product ID: 2787

ΩMG! You're not going to be able to resist these handy resistor packs! Well, axially, they do all of the resisting for you! This is a 25 Pack of 100K Ω Resistors. More specifically, they are carbon film, through-hole axial type, with 1/4 Watt max dissipation, 300V max voltage, 5% precision resistors. Whew! These are super common and great for use in any...

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Angled of shot 25 Through-Hole Resistors - 4.7K ohm 5% 1/4W.

Through-Hole Resistors - 4.7K ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25

Product ID: 2783

ΩMG! You're not going to be able to resist these handy resistor packs! Well, axially, they do all of the resisting for you! This is a 25 Pack of 4.7K Ω Resistors. More specifically, they are carbon film, through-hole axial type, with 1/4 Watt max dissipation, 300V max voltage, 5% precision resistors. Whew! These are super common and great for use in any...

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Cross Laser Diode - 5mW 650nm Red

Product ID: 1058

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Product ID: 916

These chrome-plated metal buttons are rugged and look real good while doing it! Simply drill a 16mm hole into any material up to 1/2" thick and you can fit these in place, there's even a rubber gasket to keep water out of the enclosure. On the front of the button is a flat metal actuator, surrounded by a red plastic LED ring. On the back there are 3 contacts for the...

$4.95

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Adafruit NeoSlider I2C QT Slide Potentiometer with 4 NeoPixels - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 5295

Our family of I2C-friendly user interface elements grows by one with this new product that makes it plug-n-play-easy to add a 75mm long slide potentiometer to any microcontroller or microcomputer with an I2C port. Each breakout is 3" long and 0.8" wide, with a single linear slide pot in the center. Underneath, there are four under-lighting NeoPixels that can display...

$9.95

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Angled shot of 25 Through-Hole Resistors - 2.2K ohm 5% 1/4W.

Through-Hole Resistors - 2.2K ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25

Product ID: 2782

ΩMG! You're not going to be able to resist these handy resistor packs! Well, axially, they do all of the resisting for you! This is a 25 Pack of 2.2K Ω Resistors. More specifically, they are carbon film, through-hole axial type, with 1/4 Watt max dissipation, 300V max voltage, 5% precision resistors. Whew! These are super common and great for use in any...

$0.75

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HDMI Plug Breakout Board

Product ID: 3119

Make your own custom HDMI cable or HDMI interface with ease, using this HDMI Plug to Breakout. You get a nice solid PCB with an HDMI plug and through hole pads that you can solder to assemble your own wiring jigs. You can add in some terminal blocks to make the wiring easier, or check out the HDMI Plug to Terminal Block Breakout which comes with them built in. If you...

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Arcade Button and Switch Quick-Connect Wires - 0.187" (10-pack)

Product ID: 3835

Quick connector wire sets make wiring up our arcade-style or metal buttons quicky-quick. Each wire comes as a 'pair' with two 0.187" quick-connects pre-crimped. The wires are terminated together in a JST 2.5mm 2-pin connector. This connector will fit in 0.1" headers, so it's breadboard compatible or you can stick two wires into the end. Of course, you can chop this...