Motor run as a circuit element?

[nealh149]

Can you convert simple current in a wire to mechanical energy with a motor? What type of equipment would this require.

 

[russ_watters]

I'm not sure what you mean - that's what a motor is for.

 

[nealh149]

Sorry I was unclear. Is there a particular type of motor that converts current into mechanical energy without using magnetic materials?

 

[nealh149]

actually nevermind, let me think it through more thoroughly and decide exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[KingNothing]

Most electric motors use some magnetic phenomenon to work. Remember that any current through a wire generates a magnetic field, so it's not something easily neglectable. There are motors out there with very good magnetic shielding, however.

 

[Danger]

I think that Neal might be asking if it's possible to build a motor that doesn't include permanant magnets. If so, the answer is yes.

 

[nealh149]

Basically to put it more clearly, I want something that I can connect to a current carrying wire that will create traslational motion, like a move a small cart of wheels.

 

[Danger]

Okay, then... I think that you are basically looking for a linear-induction motor. They don't just follow along a wire, though. There are magnets and polarity-switching involved.