Our each is a package of (2) steel tech rulers. One is 6” x 1/32” for the first 2-1/2” then 1/64” for the next 1/2” then 1/16” for the last 3”. The other is 150mm x 0.5mm. Both have sliding markers/pocket clips, and both have mm:inch tables on the reverse side. You’ll need excellent eyesight.

From ET Tech, this series 23 liquid micro-pump draws less than 300mA at 4-6VDC (5VDC nominal) with a liter-per-minute flow rate and up to a 3-foot lift. Not submersible, but suitable for hot-water apps and continuous duty. Measures 1" x 1" dia with a barbed 1/4" right-angle outlet and a 3/8" OD inlet on top. Great for fountains!

These brand-spanking new 12VDC motors are made to move automobile seats but are willing to change. They spin at approx 190 rpm, draw 1.5A no load, and stall at approx 25A. Threaded shaft is at a right angle and is 4-1/8" x 7/16". Shaft thread is non-standard, so treat it as a smooth shaft and mount pulley or gear with a setscrew. Measures 5-5/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" overall, not counting the shaft, and has power terminals opposite the gearbox with (2) 1/4" mounting holes opposite the shaft.

This little 1.5-3VDC motor draws just 15mA no load, which means it's just the ticket for solar-cell applications. At 3VDC it spins approx 600 rpm and stalls at 125mA. Measures 1-1/8" long x 15/16" dia with a 5/16" long x 1/16" dia shaft and 3-1/2" leads.

Works on all of them except the ones stuck to your eyeballs. Corrosion-Be-Gone is a gel made to remove the schmutz from all types of battery terminals, circuit boards and contacts, on everything from cars to computer boards. Our each is a 0.3 oz jar.

No self-respecting number cruncher can afford to be seen without one of these fashion classics. We'll pick out (3) black or white vinyl pocket protectors in the traditional 5-1/2" x 3-1/2" size. Order quickly; It's only a question of time before these are seen on the runways in Milan.

This torquey take-out 6-24VDC (12VDC nominal) motor draws approx 250mA no load, stalls at 7.2A and spins approx 5700 rpm. Measures 2" x 1-13/32" with a 3/4" x 1/8" flattened shaft and may have a setscrew-mounted coupler that resembles a router bit. Has prewired leads. Mabuchi part no. RS-545SH.

This 3-5/16” dia double-sided wire gauge wheel measures from 0-36 AWG on one face and from .005" to .325" on the other. It’s for non-ferrous metals, which is pretty much all of what you run across anyway, unless you’re Ferrous Bueller.

Nice little pulley unit kit includes (1) pulley each at 50, 30, 25 and 20mm and (3) pulleys at 11mm, plus myriad bushings, a 3VDC motor, (2) belts and a belt guide, base, mounts and assorted hardware. Includes graphic assembly instructions, plus a couple of rudimentary drawings with suggested projects. It's a mechanical science project waiting for a home.

Like blue jeans, but for wires. So you can color-code those wires instead of getting all confused. You get a 10-pack of 12" long x 9/32" pieces of heat-shrink tubing, (3) each of white and red, (4) of black. Rated for up to 600V 125°C. UL.

These large momentary SPDT push-button switches are rated 10A at 125/250VAC and are mounted to a 2-7/16"dia lens plate with a 1-1/8" long x 15/16 - 2 shaft that comes with a plastic washer and nut. There's also an internal 12V 3W replaceable indicator bulb. Needs 3" of rear clearance. You pick a red, green or yellow lens.

Attention robotics boffins: Here's a nice, powerful 12-24VDC Mabuchi brush motor with a gearbox and pulley attached. At its nominal 24DC, it spins 45rpm, draws 280mA no load, and stalls a 750mA. 7.5 in-lbs of torque and is rated for continuous duty. Has a 3/4" long x 5/16" flattened shaft with a 4-5/8" dia x 5/16" wide (3/16" ID) single-sheave pulley attached, with a matching O-ring. The gearbox measures 2-3/4" x 3" x 9-1/16". The motor measures 1-1/16"dia x 1-5/8" long and comes with 7" leads and a 2-pin Molex connector.

The manufacturer, Elenco Electronics, says Bredblox, but what's in a name? This is just a nice little breadboard for electronic experiments. The Elenco Model 9830 measures 6-1/2" long x 2-1/8" wide x 5/16" thick with (2) power busses up both long edges and (63) double rows of more busses. The holes for components and jumper wires are approx .050" each and multiple boards can be interlocked via tabs and ports on the long edges. Now go invent something and get rich.

This tiny servo motor can swing approx 90 degrees in either direction via any of the (3) included servo horns with screws on the 3/16" toothed shaft: a 13/16" long single horn, a 1-5/8" long double horn or the 1-5/8" long double horn with (2) smaller cross horns. Draws between 220 and 650mA at 5VDC, and is rated for 25 oz/in of torque. Measures 7/8" x 1/2" x 1-1/16" deep with a pair of mounting wings with 1/16" bores. Wiring is 5V to red, ground to brown and timing pulses to orange. Use any 1-2ms pulses at 50Hz.

Our each is (4) of the blue plastic "D" Cell modular battery holders, approx 3-3/8" x 1-7/16" x 1-1/8" deep without tabs. They slide together either side-to-side or end-to-end or any combination of both, with connecting tabs in both directions. Can be wired parallel or in series. Open tops. Interesting possibilities.

Remember those old school vibration football games, or those fantastic days-of-yore vibrating beds in roadside motels? This is like that, a small vibration motor (10mm dia x 2.5mm) that’s touch-sensitive and produces a pleasant buzzy response. Motor has 1-1/4" power leads, draws approx 60mA at 3VDC. Has 0.75g vibe amplitude. Self-adhesive pad on one face. No shaft.

The correct answer is "I don't know; I've never toggled." If, however, you just want to turn something on and off, here's a choice of toggles for your switching delectation. The DPDT toggle is rated for up to 20A at 125VAC and has screw terminals below. Measures 1-1/4" x 1-3/4". No center-off position. The first DPST toggle is rated for 20A at 125VAC or 15A at 250VAC. Screw terminals on the bottom. Measures 1-5/16" x 3/4". The smaller DPST toggle is rated for up to 4A at 125VAC or 2A at 250VAC. Has 3/16" spade terminals on the bottom and measures 1" X 9/16". All the toggles come with switch-plates and mounting nuts.

So you like Nickel-Metal Hydride rechargeable battery bargains? You choose a 4-pack of "AA" 2600 MAH or "AAA" 1000 MAH NiMH batteries, the recommended choice for electronics, cameras, games, cordless phones and toys.

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.

This small compression spring measures 1" dia x 1-1/8" tall and is made from 1/16" dia 316-type stainless steel, designed for marine or other aquatic applications. Go mount a bouncing turtle.

You get a 10ml syringe of white silicone heat sink compound for use as a thermal coupling for electronics. High conductivity, low bleed and stable at high temperatures. Perfect for you electronic tinkerers out there with a sinking feeling.

Little takeout 3-6VDC Mabuchi motors (6VDC nominal) spin approx 4000 rpm and draw 50mA no load. Stall at 300mA and measure 1-1/2" long x 1-1/16" dia with a 1/2” long x 3/32” dia shaft with a 2-sheave 9/16” dia pulley. Sheaves are 1/16” ID. Wired with 2” leads for super easy battery or wall adapter hook up.These were originally from copiers so you'll want to wipe 'em down before use.

Our each is a pack of (10) common cathode 5mm dia red/green/blue LEDs. Clear lens, 20mA rated for 100K hour life. 3V supply will work for all. You also get 100 Ohm and 510 Ohm resistors to step down 5 and 12VDC respectively. Luminous intensity is 4,000 mcd.

Made for desktop PCs, these DPST latching pushbutton switches from Legion Electronics are rated for up to 10A at 125-250VAC. Measure 1-1/4" x 3/4" x 11/16" with a spring-loaded 5/8" plunger, (4) quick-disconnect terminals on the bottom and tapped 3/32" mounting holes on the sides. CSA.

Here's a brand new selection of sealed lead-acid rechargeable batteries, for when you're pushing something a little bigger than a penlight. All batteries are all direct from the manufacturer with current date codes. All of them have (2) 3/16" wide quick-disconnect terminals on top. Click on battery description for a photo.

Big sack o' springs. You get (10) springs, mostly compression but probably with a few extension springs thrown in for dessert. Great for art projects, kinetic sculpture or creating tension in any number of scenarios. In sizes ranging from 3/4" long x 1/2" dia up to 2-5/8" long x 1-7/8" dia.

Great for roboticists, too. It's a mighty-mite, this little 6VDC 45 RPM motor with a right-angle gearbox. Draws 13mA, no load, and stalls at 120mA. Output is through (2) double-flattened 1/4" dia x 3/16" long shafts on opposite sides of the white plastic housing, both with 1/16" dia center holes. Measures 1-7/8" x 7/8" overall. Gear ratio is 228:1.

This 3-phase brushless 12VDC motor from Nidec draws 2.5A max through the red and black leads with what we think are coil taps, and Hall effect outputs through the other (4) leads. Measures 36mm (1.4") dia x 40mm (1.6") long with a 4mm (0.16") dia x 19mm (0.75") shaft with a removable cam. Includes a spec sheet.

Ten electrical leads with an alligator clip on each end. Each lead is about 20" long, not counting the 'gators. Vinyl coated 20-22 ga. wire with a vinyl cover over each clip. They come in an assortment of five colors with two leads in each color. The manufacturer calls them heavy duty but we would restrict them to the light currents and low voltages you will be using in your home experiments. Our each is a set of (10).

Our 17-section case of over 200 electronic components will make anybody who owns a soldering gun happy as an electric clam. You get 1/4W resistor 10-1M Ohm, trimpots 500-1M Ohm, 50V disc capacitors 2.2-680pF, 100V mylar capacitors from .001-.33uF, electrolytic 50V capacitors from 1-1000uF, LEDs in (4) colors plus a 7-segment display, inductors 10-33mH, a 5V relay, bridge rectifier, (7) different diodes, (6) different transistors, (13) different ICs, a photocell, hook-up wire, (5) different switches, a mic element, 9V snap, 8-Ohm speaker , buzzer and a set of alligator-clip leads. From Elenco®.

 Detailed specifications:

Resistors:   1/4W - (5 each) in Ohms: 10, 100, 470, 1K, 2.2K, 4.7K, 8.2K, 10K, 

       18K, 27K, 47K, 82K, 100K, 220K, 330K, 470K, 1M.

Electrolytic Capacitors:  50V Radial - (2 each) 1µF, 4.7µF, 10µF, 47µF, 100µF, 470µF, 1000µF

Mylar Capacitors:  100V Radial - (2 each)  .001µF, .0047µF, .01µF, .047µF, .1µF, .33µF

Ceramic Disc Capacitors: 500V - (2 each) 2.2pF, 4.7pF, 10pF, 1pF, 22pF, 47pF, 100pF, 220pF, 470pF, 680pF

Inductors: (1 each) 4.7µH, 10µH, 47µH, 100µH, 470µH, 1mH, 10mH, 33mH

Trimpots: Single turn - (1 each) 500 ohm, 1K ohm, 5K ohm, 50K ohm, 100K ohm, 500K ohm, 1M ohm

That's what these nylon bushings were made for, but they're suitable for anything that could use a little bushing. Small one is 15/16" dia x 7/16" thick with a 3/8" bore and a slight taper and very light striations on the wider face. The middle-sized measures 15/16" dia x 15/32" thick with a 3/8" bore and a slight taper. The largest is 1" dia x 17/32" thick with a 3/8" bore.

These panel-mount SPST rocker switches have a switch on one side and a blank face next to it. Rated for up to 10A at 125V and 6A at 250V. Measure 7/8" x 15/16" with snap clips for mounting, a 1-3/16" spacer and quick-disconnect terminals.

This small reversible DC motor from JEI runs on 3-6VDC. At 6V it draws 350mA no load and stalls at 1.9A. Spins approx 1000 rpm and approx half that at 3V. Great for science fairs, hobbies and any kind of project that needs spinning. Measures 1-3/16" long x 7/8" dia with a 1/4" x 1/16" shaft and tiny contacts for power that you'd best solder.

Ten dozen, to be exact. Our package of 120 radial lead electrolytic capacitors comprises: (15) each of 1uF, 2.2uF, 4.7uF, 10uF, and 22uF at 50V, (15) each of 47uF and 100uF at 25V, and (5) each at 220uF, 470uF and 1000uF at 25V. From Velleman®.

This float valve assembly has a 2-15/16" x 1-9/16" dia white, barrel-shaped plastic float on a 1" x 1-1/4" stainless steel arm, making it look like a float valve for a Lilliputian toilet tank. Arm is connected to a 1/4" ID check valve with a 1" long flattened shaft and cotter pin connector. Designed for a bottom mount.

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.