Photos: Treasure trove for the pocket-protector set
In parked mobile homes, this "bumpout" motor would open additional space in a room. Potential uses of the motor could include animating a display or opening a Halloween coffin.
The company catalog sells 40 types of motors. The smallest come from the mechanism that makes cell phones vibrate. Motors are commonly sought by shoppers building warring robots for the TV show Battlebots. It's getting more difficult to find electrochemical stuff, motors and blowers," Cable said. "Now all the manufacturing has moved to China and India so those products aren't here for us to buy." The company is working to build more contacts with factories and surplus sources abroad.
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