Adafruit Parts Pal

The Adafruit Parts Pal is a beginner-friendly electronics kit packed with essential components like LEDs, transistors, switches, and op-amps—ideal for prototyping and learning through hands-on projects.

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LEDs and passives and transistors and switches and op-amps oh my! The Adafruit Parts Pal is the ultimate companion for an entry-level maker learning electronics.

This kit is your friend whenever you need to build up a project. It contains many of our most popular components and prototyping parts all wrapped up in one parts pack so you can open up and dig right in.

Features

• Entry-level electronics learning kit
• Contains LEDs, passive components, transistors, switches, and op-amps
• Popular prototyping components included
• Ready-to-use parts pack for building projects
• Ideal for makers and hobbyists

Specifications

• Thermistor
  • Resistance at 25 degrees C: 10K +- 1%
  • B25/50 = 3950+- 1%
  • Thermal time constant <= 15 seconds
  • Thermistor temperature range -55 °C to 125 °C

Resources

• Datasheets
• TLC555
  • LM358
  • PN2222A
  • MPS2907A
  • LD1117
  • L7805CV
  • Electrolytic Capacitor

Revision History

• As of July 20, 2016 we now include an LM358 dual opamp!
  

Package Contents

• 1x Adafruit Parts Pal kit.

Kit Contains the following:

• Prototyping:
  • 1x - Storage box with latch
  • 1x - Half-size breadboard
  • 20x - Male/male jumper wires - 3" (75mm)
  • 10x - Male/male jumper wires - 6" (150mm)
• LEDs:
  • 5x - 5mm Diffused green LEDs
  • 5x - 5mm Diffused red LEDs
  • 1x - 10mm Diffused Common-Anode RGB LED
• Capacitors:
  • 10x - 1.0uF Ceramic capacitors
  • 10x - 0.1uF Ceramic capacitors
  • 10x - 0.01uF Ceramic capacitors
  • 5x - 10uF 50V Electrolytic capacitors
  • 5x - 100uF 16V Electrolytic capacitors
• Resistors:
  • 10x - 560 ohm 5% axial resistors
  • 10x - 1K ohm 5% axial resistors
  • 10x - 10K ohm 5% axial resistors
  • 10x - 47K ohm 5% axial resistors
• Semiconductors:
  • 5x - 1N4001 Diodes
  • 5x - 1N4148 Signal Diodes
  • 5x - NPN Transistor PN2222 TO-92
  • 5x - PNP Transistor PN2907 TO-92
  • 2x - 5V 1.5A Linear voltage regulator - 7805 TO-220
  • 1x - 3.3V 800mA Linear voltage regulator - LD1117-3.3 TO-220
  • 1x - TLC555 wide-voltage range, low-power 555 Timer
  • 1x - LM358 Dual operational Amplifier
• Sensors:
  • 1x - Photocell
  • 1x - Thermistor (Breadboard version)
  • 1x - Vibration sensor switch
  • 1x - 10K Breadboard trim potentiometer
  • 1x - 1K Breadboard trim potentiometer
• Mechanical:
  • 1x - Piezo buzzer
  • 5x - 6mm Tactile switches
  • 3x - SPDT slide switches
  • 1x - 40-pin Break-away male header strip
  • 1x - 40-pin female header strip