Method for removing an auxiliary contact device from a motor controller unit

A method for removing an elongate auxiliary contact device from a motor starter assembly engaged with a motor controller unit of a motor control center, the auxiliary contact device having opposed ends along a major dimension axis and having a securement member engaged with one of the opposed ends, the securement member being configured to interact with the motor starter assembly to secure the one of the opposed ends of the auxiliary contact device in electrically-conductive engagement with the motor starter assembly, the method comprising:

• extending an elongate extraction tool along the major dimension axis of the auxiliary contact device so as to engage a securement-engaging portion of the extraction tool with the securement member securing the one of the opposed ends of the auxiliary contact device in electrically-conductive engagement with the motor starter assembly, such that a handle portion of the extraction tool, the handle portion extending from the securement-engaging portion, extends along the auxiliary contact device outwardly of the motor starter assembly;
• and
• exerting an axial force on the handle portion, the securement-engaging portion being responsive to the axial force to disengage the securement member from the motor starter assembly, so as to disengage the electrically-conductive engagement between the auxiliary contact device and the motor starter assembly, and to remove the auxiliary contact device along the major dimension axis thereof away from the motor starter assembly.