Tools & Supplies

Soldering & Desoldering Stations Digital readout with a flow of up to 24L per minute. This unit can be used for multiple applications including standard SMD reflow/repair/removal, thermal IC stress testing, thermoplastic welding, and shrink-wrapping.

SparkFun Accessories This DC Blower really moves some air! Pulling about 1Amp @ 12VDC this blower is rated at 16CFM (although it seems like more to us). We've used this blower to build small hovercrafts and to cool off on a hot day they're also handy for inflating "tra

SparkFun Accessories A solid state relay (SSR) allows you to control high-curent AC loads from lower voltage DC control circuitry. Solid state relays have several advantages over mechanical relays. One such advantage is that they can be switched by a much lower voltage a

Screwdrivers, Nut Drivers & Socket Drivers What should every hacker have available to them? That's right a screwdriver (you have to get into those cases somehow). What makes screwdrivers even better is when there are a variety of interchangeable bits to use in different situations as you nee

Screwdrivers, Nut Drivers & Socket Drivers There's nothing worse than getting ready for a good hack and then realizing that you can't even get the box open because you don't have the right screwdriver. Sure we all have a few Phillips-head drivers and maybe a few slotted drivers but what abou

Educational Kits We love heat shrink! We use it for all sorts of handy projects. Use it to reinforce connections protect devices and electrically isolate exposed solder joints. We worked with a manufacturer to create a kit that we would use: lots of colors lots of

Screwdrivers, Nut Drivers & Socket Drivers This is just your basic reversible screwdriver - pocket sized! Both flat and phillips heads available. Comes with pin clip and snazzy SparkFun logo.

SparkFun Accessories This is a translucent silicon rubber button pad with 4 buttons orignally inspired by the folks at monome.org. Each button has a hole underneath that accepts either a 3mm or 5mm standard LED. The idea is that you can create a button interface of your

SparkFun Accessories This is a very simple clear infrared LED. These devices operate between 940-950nm and work well for generic IR systems including remote control and touch-less object sensing. Pair them with any of our IR receivers (see Related Items below). 1.5VDC f

SparkFun Accessories Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft diffuse glow.Features:465-470nm Blue3.0-3.4VDC Forward Voltage20mA Forward Current40 degree viewing angle100-150 MCD outputDocuments:[Datasheet](ht

SparkFun Accessories Huge 10mm through-hole LEDs. Mood-light an entire wall!Features:3.0-3.4VDC Forward Voltage80mA Forward Current30 degree viewing angle16 000-20 000 MCD outputDocuments:DatasheetLED Tutorial

SparkFun Accessories A simple slide potentiometer can go a long way. Rated at 10KOhm and 0.1W. Comes with solder tab connections. The pot has an overall travel of 30mm and has two mounting holes on top.Dimensions: 9.5mm x 45mmDocuments:Datasheet (C3031N-1A2-B10K-GP)