An electrical machine has a core that includes stranded magnetically permeable material. The core is elongated to thereby define a lengthwise direction and a profile that is transverse to the lengthwise direction. Coils are wound about the core profile and sequentially disposed along the lengthwise direction. A magnet is adjacent to the core and movable relative to the core.
This is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/614,371, filed Jul. 7, 2003 U.S. Pat. No. 6,803,691, hereby incorporated herein by reference, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/923,484, filed Aug. 6, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,664,689.
