An adjustable switching mechanism for adjusting the tolerance of
electrical contacts of series coupled vacuum interrupters includes a
primary drawbar coupled to a secondary drawbar via a pair of coupling
pull rods. The primary and secondary drawbars are adjustably attached to
the coupling pull rods by a plurality of adjustable compression
assemblies. The primary drawbar also includes an attachment bore having
threads of one dimension to threadably receive a double-threaded part
therethrough. The double-threaded part also includes an internal bore
having threads of another dimension in which to receive a coupling screw.
As such, the tolerance between the electrical contacts of the vacuum
interrupters may be changed through adjustment of the compression
assemblies and the rotation of the double-threaded part.