It uses a lever that is moved up and down; a light switch on the wall being a common example. Early computers, especially mainframes, often had many rows of toggle switches on their consoles ...

But not always, as these DIY magnetically captured toggle switches show. Chances are good you’ve seen [The Warthog Project]’s fantastically detailed A-10 Thunderbolt II cockpit simulator ...

The aptly named [Switch and Lever] has been riding the retro wave for a while, and his video on restoring and repairing vintage toggle switches shows that he has picked up a trick or two worth ...

The Ditto 2 has a redesigned magnetic footswitch, colour-coded LED display, a LoopSnap feature to correct timing mistakes and Bluetooth ...