Most science and engineering involves a large stock of ready-to-use stuff. The electrician has voltmeters, the chemist has test tubes, the machinist has lathes, drills, and milling machines; and metal stock to use them on. Therefore, any collection devoted to science needs laboratory supplies to give context; and since we're chiefly devoted to electrical science, we go into more detail with the electrical bits'n'pieces.

P1 - measuring devices
P2 - glassware
P3 - thermal (warming ovens, coolers, heaters, etc)
P4 - electrical/electronic components
P4.1 - resistive
P4.1.1 - fixed
P4.1.2 - variable
P4.2 - capacitive
P4.2.1 - fixed
P4.2.2 - variable
P4.3 - inductive
P4.3.1 - single (e.g. choke)
P4.3.2 - multiple (e.g. transformer)
P4.3.3 - adjustable (e.g. variac)
P4.4 - switches
P4.4.1 - hand-operated
P4.4.2 - electrically operated (e.g. relays)
P4.4.3 - self-operating (limit switches, thermal)
P4.5 - nonlinear components
P4.5.1 - spark gaps
P4.5.2 - current limiters (e.g. lightbulb)
P4.5.3 - rectifiers
P4.6 - active components (e.g. tubes, transistors)
P4.7 - connective components
P4.7.1 - sockets, terminals
P4.7.2 - connecting cords
P4.8 - others (cabinets, dials, etc.)
P5 - vacuum/pressure components
P6 - distillation/boiling apparatus
P7 - optical apparatus
P8 - general-purpose framework sets ("tinkertoys")

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