Linear contactless electronic switch module

A power tool, comprising:

• a main body having a handle portion;
• an output supported by the main body;
• a motor, supported by the main body, and operable to rotatably drive the output;
• and
• a switch supported by the handle portion, the switch including:
• a housing having a chute;
• a plunger moveably mounted within the chute and moveable along a first axis at a first velocity;
• a magnet disposed within the housing;
• a Hall sensor disposed within the housing;
• and
• a displacement mechanism disposed within the housing and operable to displace the magnet along a second axis at a second velocity by a distance away from the Hall sensor, wherein the first velocity is greater than the second velocity,
• wherein the Hall sensor is operable to output a signal associated with a first location of the plunger along the first axis based on a second location of the magnet along the second axis.