A trigger assembly for use with a power tool having an electric motor, the trigger assembly comprising: a trigger adapted to be pivotably coupled to a housing of the power tool by a pivot; a first conductor coupled for movement with the trigger; a printed circuit board having a first inductive sensor thereon responsive to relative movement between the first conductor and the first inductive sensor caused by movement of the trigger, the first inductive sensor being a first coil trace having a proximal end located proximate the trigger and a distal end, wherein the distal end has a different winding density than the proximal end, wherein a first output of the first inductive sensor is used to activate the electric motor in a first rotational direction, and wherein, in response to the first conductor moving away from the proximal end of the first inductive sensor and towards the distal end, a rotational speed of the motor is accelerated, and wherein in response to the first conductor moving away from the distal end of the first inductive sensor and towards the proximal end, the rotational speed of the motor is decelerated; a second conductor coupled for movement with the trigger, and a second inductive sensor configured as a second coil trace on the printed circuit board having a proximal end located proximate the trigger and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the second coil trace has a different winding density than the proximal end of the second coil trace, wherein the second inductive sensor is responsive to relative movement between the second conductor and the second inductive sensor caused by movement of the trigger, and wherein a second output of the second inductive sensor is used to activate the motor in a second rotational direction that is different than the first rotational direction, wherein, in response to the second conductor moving away from the proximal end of the second coil trace and towards the distal end of the second coil trace, a rotational speed of the electric motor is accelerated, and wherein in response to the second conductor moving away from the distal end of the second coil trace and towards the proximal end of the second coil trace, the rotational speed of the motor is decelerated, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are supported by the trigger on opposite sides of the pivot. a trigger adapted to be pivotably coupled to a housing of the power tool by a pivot; a first conductor coupled for movement with the trigger; a printed circuit board having a first inductive sensor thereon responsive to relative movement between the first conductor and the first inductive sensor caused by movement of the trigger, the first inductive sensor being a first coil trace having a proximal end located proximate the trigger and a distal end, wherein the distal end has a different winding density than the proximal end, wherein a first output of the first inductive sensor is used to activate the electric motor in a first rotational direction, and wherein, in response to the first conductor moving away from the proximal end of the first inductive sensor and towards the distal end, a rotational speed of the motor is accelerated, and wherein in response to the first conductor moving away from the distal end of the first inductive sensor and towards the proximal end, the rotational speed of the motor is decelerated; a second inductive sensor configured as a second coil trace on the printed circuit board having a proximal end located proximate the trigger and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the second coil trace has a different winding density than the proximal end of the second coil trace, wherein the second inductive sensor is responsive to relative movement between the second conductor and the second inductive sensor caused by movement of the trigger, and wherein a second output of the second inductive sensor is used to activate the motor in a second rotational direction that is different than the first rotational direction, wherein, in response to the second conductor moving away from the proximal end of the second coil trace and towards the distal end of the second coil trace, a rotational speed of the electric motor is accelerated, and wherein in response to the second conductor moving away from the distal end of the second coil trace and towards the proximal end of the second coil trace, the rotational speed of the motor is decelerated,