Battery configuration contactor assembly

A battery configuration contactor assembly comprising:

• a first housing portion and a second housing portion;
• an actuator housing containing a motor and a cam-shaft receiver;
• a cam shaft driven by the motor;
• a first cam, a second cam, and a third cam on the cam shaft;
• a first switch in the first housing portion including a first lever coupled between a first connection point and a second connection point;
• a second switch in the second housing portion including a second lever coupled between a third connection point and a fourth connection point;
• and
• a third switch in the second housing portion including a third lever coupled between a fifth connection point and a sixth connection point;
• wherein the first, second, and third levers are respectively actuated by the first, second, and third cams on the common cam shaft.

A method of operating a battery configuration contactor assembly, comprising:

• providing a contactor assembly including a housing, a cam shaft, cams mounted to the cam shaft, and first, second, and third switches each including a lever carrying a movable contact and cooperating with a fixed contact;
• rotating the cam shaft to actuate the first, second, and third switches via the cams;
• and
• selecting among a plurality of electrical connection states by indexing the cam shaft.