Device for controlling the contacts of an electrical switch

A portable control device designed to control contacts of an electrical switch, the control device comprising a main drive shaft, a holding shaft, a motor for driving the main shaft and a microcontroller for controlling the motor, wherein the control device is designed such that:

• in a first direction of insertion, the main shaft is able to be inserted into a first manoeuvring recess of the switch in order to perform a movement for opening/closing the contacts of the switch, the holding shaft then being housed in a first holding orifice,
• in a second direction of insertion, the main shaft is able to be inserted into a second manoeuvring recess of the switch in order to be able to perform a movement for grounding the contacts of the switch, the holding shaft then being housed in a second holding orifice,
• wherein the control device includes a detector of the direction of insertion of the control device into the switch, the detector of the direction of insertion being linked to the microcontroller.