The Main is made up of 4 separate switches bound together with a rod so all of them go on/off at once.
When the Main goes off, I need a mechanism that will connect the generator into the circuits. I actually need to turn on the generator breaker when the other 4 n.c. Main switches go off.
The motion of turning the Mains off/on should be translated to turning on/off the generator breaker. This is a mechanical problem. Pivots and levers.
Why are there 4 switches for the Main?
It would be nice if only 2 were needed. Then I could flip the other 2 up-side-down, tie the switches together with the rod and be set to go.