# 0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Blue **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** POLOLU-2667 · **Brand:** [Pololu](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-blue.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-blue.html.md)) This connector is a single-row, 40-pin, straight male header strip that can be cut or broken into smaller strips. This strip has a blue plastic base;... ## Pricing - **Price:** $1.85 (inc GST) — $1.68 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $1.62 (exc GST) · 25+ $1.56 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 17 and Aug 18. ## Description These 0.1"/2.54mm-pitch header strips are commonly used as low-cost connectors. The standard spacing allows use with [solderless breadboards](https://core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/breadboards.html), perforated [prototyping PCBs](https://core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/proto-boards.html), [female headers](https://core-electronics.com.au/connectors-sockets/headers/female-straight.html), and Pololu's [premium](https://core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/prototyping-wire.html) and [pre-crimped jumper wires](https://core-electronics.com.au/wire/pre-crimped-terminals.html). The single-row header strips can easily be snapped into smaller strips to fit your application. The double- and triple-row strips can also be broken into smaller strips, but it takes a little more effort, and it is sometimes easier to use wire/diagonal cutters. **Pololu carry the following 0.1"-pitch breakaway male headers:** | [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6364_145745f26fb.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6364_20567a1c165.jpg) | |---| | 1×40-Pin, Straight. | - 1×40-pin, straight, available in five colors: - [Black](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html) - [Red](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-red.html) - [Yellow](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-yellow.html) - [Blue](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-blue.html) - [White](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-white.html) | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1036_1407177a5d1.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1036_828426dddce.jpg) \| \|---\| | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4234_9323d94cdf.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4234_532740109e8.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| | |---| - [1×40-pin, straight, double-sided](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight-double-sided.html) (Both sides of the strip are long, allowing for unique connections that cannot be made with standard male header strips. For example, this header can be used as a female-to-male adapter, and both sides are compatible with wire wrap.) | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1038_155675204bc.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1038_9583066c75c.jpg) \| \|---\| | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4237_99463f22c1.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4237_54400af467f.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| | |---| - [2×40-pin, straight](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-2x40-pin-straight.html) | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1039_18470ca4b99.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1039_119660661d2.jpg) \| \|---\| | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4235_111009c7d04.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4235_496456e043e.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| | |---| - [1×40-pin, right angle](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-right-angle.html) | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1037_153157f79df.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1037_91776d95ee5.jpg) \| \|---\| | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4236_9414213dbf.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J4236_5424117ab41.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| | |---| - [2×40-pin, right angle](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-2-40-pin-right-angle.html) | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6225_201669cc400.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6225_181875cc495.jpg) \| \|---\| | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6226_8363ecdfb9.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6226_584036c412c.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| | |---| - [3×40-pin, right angle](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-3-40-pin-right-angle.html) | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6228_2376333868a.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6228_234239562f7.jpg) \| \|---\| | \| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6227_9425ac805f.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6227_641791dfa4b.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| | |---| **People often buy this product together with:** | [![0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Black](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6370_2747ad6d8f.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html) | [0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Black](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html) | |---|---| | [![0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Double-Sided](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1038_296793e0f9.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight-double-sided.html) | [0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Double-Sided](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight-double-sided.html) | |---|---| | [![0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, White](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6366_2543a4d420.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-white.html) | [0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, White](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1-40-pin-straight-white.html) | |---|---| **Dimensions** | Pins: | 1 × 40 | |---|---| | Spacing: | 0.100 in | **General specifications** | Gender: | male | |---|---| | Pin type: | straight | | Current rating: | 3 A | | Color: | blue | ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/i/m/image_5353.jpg)