Solenoid - 5v (small) (ROB-11015)

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Solenoids are a great way to induce linear motion for pushing, pulling or controlling switches and levers.This smaller solenoid is designed to work directly with 5V which makes it a great match for embedded projects. It has a throw of about 4.5mm and 2 M2 mounting holes on the body.

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I need to press a button on a DSLR remotely, it needs to be always pressed and then momentarily off, would this work?

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Hi Ben,

It depends on the force that it takes to depress the button on your camera. The force curve is viewable in the datasheet:

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Thanks Stephen, ill have a look and see if it would work for the button I need to push.