I would start under micro switches. You can do a general web search to look
for something as close as possible. There is a good chance that the one in
the drive was custom made for them. If you find something that is close, you
may have to do some improvisation.

It is unfortunate, that the manufactures refuse to sell parts, or supply any
service information for their products. They want us to throw everything
away when the warranty is finished.

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JANA
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"S" wrote in message
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Its from a 52X sony dc-rw drive and its a toggle switch used to detect
whether the door is open or closed. Its basically a microswitch with a
white actuator arm that can be toggled left or right and returns to center
via spring action. This one I have is defective and would like to be able
to search under its proper name at digikey or someplace. Thanks!