Want to turn your phone or tablet into a storage dynamo? Of course you do -- you've got data! This 5" long cable has a micro USB male fitting at one end and a standard USB female connection at the other, which enables you to use a standard thumb drive on devices that only accept a micro USB. Transfer the 2,738 photos from the picnic off your phone or plug in your USB stick of Yanni music; an On-The-Go data necessity.

Our each is a dozen nickel-plated 2” long steel alligator clips with PVC sleeves but no boots because they’re made for electrical testing or soldering. You’ll get (6) each with red and black sleeves.

Tired of having to hold your old, worn test leads just so to make a connection? Then it's time to upgrade your test bench. Our each is a set of (4) 36" long test leads with 16AWG wire, and booted 3/4" alligator clips on each end. You'll get (1) each in red, black, white and yellow. Also handy for hanging photos in your darkroom and laundry when you run out of clothespins.

This 5-pin socket is already wired with 9" leads in black, red, white, yellow and blue to its quick-disconnect sockets, ready for your 1/4" or 7mm spade terminals. Housing is slotted so you can interlock them end to end. Measures 1-1/4" x 1-1/16" x 1" thick. Matches our 94746 relay.

You get (3) packs of Gardner Bender black heat-shrink tubing, at least (2) different, from our selection of 3/16", 3/8" and 3/4", all 4" long. This is the best way to keep your wires tidy and packed in, and watching that tube shrink into shape is worth the project alone.

Our 4-position terminal block is rated for 300V and measures 3/4" x 5/8" x 5/8" tall with set-screw terminals and a 3.6mm ID. 300V max rating. CSA.

From the electric swamp. Our each is a six-pack of 2” plated alligator clips with screw terminals, waiting for you to shove some 14-18 gauge wire down their throats--or in their necks, we guess.

Another very small jumper. This jumper wire is only 3" long with brass screw terminals. The wire is 20 gauge stranded copper and the terminal are 3/16" OD, 1/8" ID.

These 0.1uF ceramic capacitors have potted radial leads of stranded wire and are rated for up to 250V. Measuring 1-1/2" x 1/2", these are older-type capacitors and are probably more for point-to-point wiring, not PCB mounting.

Since these springs come in packs of (12), and you get (3) packs, you'll get (36) of these little steel fuse holders. Each spring measures 5/16" OD x 7/32" thick with a 1-3/16" long leg off the end, so it looks like a tiny corncob pipe. Made to mount 1/4" dia fuses on a PC board, the (36) of them are pregnant with potential repurposes, like metallic millipede parts or mounts for putting candles on the side of a birthday cake so you don't ruin the message on top.

This pair of 3” pliers-style alligator clips for quick wire connections have red and black insulator boots, and are good for up to a whopping 30A. Crimp connections are under the rubber insulators.

These black-plastic brackets with (2) 1/8” mounting holes are designed to hold the IEC jack on a computer. The bracket for a flush mount has locking tabs, inside dimensions of 1–3/32” x 13/16” plus side slots, and will stand 1/8” off the panel. The bracket for a recessed mount has locking tabs, inside dimensions of 1–1/16” x 3/4” plus side slots, and a 3/16” deep well. The swivel bracket is 2” x 1–1/16” x 1–1/2” OA and includes a strain relief that can swivel 180°.

Time was, these were sticking through the trunk of every 1984 Taurus on the planet. Now the car phone is mostly a memory, but you can own the antennas for a song. These are passive, 13" long with the bottom 2-1/2" in a coil and a ferrite choke halfway up. Base has a 5/32" - 24 thread.

Once up on a time, when giants stalked the earth and there was no night baseball in Wrigley Field, car phones were the cuttingest-edgiest technology on the planet. Guess who has the antennas. These are passive antennas, 23-1/2" long x 1/16" dia on 1" dia (suctionless) rubber cups.with 5/16" dia copper discs  inside. Perfect for giant insect sculptures or for gluing on your trunk and pretending it's 1983 all over again.

Standard-sized, white-plastic wall plates for permanent A/V wiring. The (3) color coded female RCA terminals will let you get rid of that unsightly tangled rat's nest of cables on the floor and cleanly and neatly run them through the walls. You deserve that video screen and stereo speakers in the bathroom after all.

The electroplated gold "F" connectors on this 18AWG 6-foot coax cable mean you're conducting things in the best possible way. High-def and quad shielded, too. The black RG6 audio/video cable, from Philips 150 series, is marketed for TV, DVD, CBL, SAT and modems.

When it comes to sticking wires together, we like to think we've really got connections. Our Slide Pack has (6) insulated slide connectors for 14-16 AWG wire. Made in the USA by 3M. UL/CSA

This 4-draw, plated steel radio antenna is the sort that sprouted from the fenders of gas-hogging American iron before engineers started burying them inside windows. Measures 38" when fully extended and is mounted on a 13/16" dia x 1-5/16" tall base with a mounting wing. You'll need 8-3/4" clearance beneath the base, unless you carry it as a collapsible epee, or a classroom pointer.