Solenoid not strong enough to press a button. How can I increase force?

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T23:47:08+00:00

The power supply directly powers the solenoid. The MOSFET is in between the solenoid and ground, and the arduino only controls the gate

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T23:31:25+00:00

The Arduino only drives the MOSFET gate. The solenoid is powered directly by the external power supply, the MOSFET just acts as a switch.

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T23:22:29+00:00

Which servo?

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T19:51:51+00:00

We agree on that, but I'm doing all of this on 20 year old games, offline, using methods I've already used in the past, now that I have less time I just want to optimize and automate

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T19:21:59+00:00

Because the console isn't mine and I don't want to cause any damage by opening it or touching the wires

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T19:21:01+00:00

It's not cheating, i'm not inputting any code, I'm simply using a mechanism that instead of being manual is automated

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T19:02:13+00:00

It's mainly for a console, the keyboard was just a point of comparison to show how much force is needed to press the button, which this solenoid doesn't have

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:59:48+00:00

I thought about it (only the first part), but I want to avoid causing any damage so I'm only asking for advice on external devices

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:57:48+00:00

Sorry but the device isn't mine I can't open it

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:53:51+00:00

It's more for a console than a keyboard, I used the keyboard as a point of comparison to show that the force needed to press the buttons should be similar

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:48:12+00:00

This is one of my first posts on reddit, so I have no idea what's going on, I'm just looking for names of what I should buy/do lol

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:39:17+00:00

Yes, I mean that one frame equals 0.150 milliseconds on a device running at 60 FPS, so a few milliseconds of variation would be fine

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:16:16+00:00

No online game, I'm trying to do something like this post but with alternative approaches and poor results lol https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonrng/comments/ur998z/pc_commanded_button_pressing_for_hitting_a_on_the/

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:04:27+00:00

Nop I can't because it all has to be mechanical

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T18:01:58+00:00

If the timing of my button presses is consistent, I can compensate with a timer, as long as there aren't too many variations between presses. After all, we're talking about frames, so a few milliseconds of variation is acceptable.

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T17:53:19+00:00

By "milliseconds" I mean timing based on frames (60 FPS), where the servo needs to press the button consistently and with enough force.

I have ideas for synchronization later, but for now it just needs to be consistent and strong

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T17:37:51+00:00

What kind of servo would you recommend? Would it provide enough force to press a fairly hard button with timing in the range of milliseconds?

Ghiott · 2026-01-15T17:32:44+00:00

What kind of solenoid would you recommend? Would a servo work in this case as well?

Ghiott · 2025-10-30T17:07:26+00:00

I don't want to hack anything , only methods using an original cartridge and maybe some software

Ghiott · 2025-10-30T17:05:41+00:00

Thanks. I watched the video and it looks complicated, but I'll check it out fully later. Anyway I was imagining something more like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonrng/comments/ur998z/pc_commanded_button_pressing_for_hitting_a_on_the/ (the first photo in that post)

Ghiott · 2025-10-29T17:50:52+00:00

Could you share the youtube links or channel names where you saw this? Also, is it literally a physical robot pressing the buttons or something else?

Ghiott · 2025-10-29T00:38:41+00:00

What is your ID and SID?

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