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[Demon]

Hall effect switch with small magnet or if there is magnetic field around solenoid coil that the hall effect device can sense

I've never used those types of switches before. Do you have a link?

I need a latching pushbutton switch to simulate these controls. They have to remain down when pressed ON, and pop out when pressed again OFF.

[Ioannis]

Maybe you can use a small stepper motor with linear motion like the ones on the CD head mechanism?

Like this one https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...Cquery_from%3A

Ioannis

[Demon]

Maybe you can use a small stepper motor with linear motion like the ones on the CD head mechanism? ...

That's always an option, but it's a slower mechanism.

And I still have the issue of having sufficient torque to activate the switch. The motor has a stroke length, but no mention of force.

The manufacturer of the pushbutton switch with the red shaft has come back with a price of $0.044 USD for a 100gf model; that is very affordable and essentially the same price I paid for the 330gf model.