Here's a factoid for those keeping score at home....a magneto has to be spun over rather briskly
for it to produce any spark. First the magnets have to spin around the field coils fast enough to
produce enough current to then supply the secondary windings enough current to produce a
spark of 20,000 volts or so to the apark plugs.
FBD I have to disagree so I guess I get no thumb up.
1. Dave you assume that a mechanical kill switch is 100% reliable (never break) to ground mag.
2. Most mags don't produce more spark when turned faster. Take in point a Ford Model T will produce 70,000 volts ,low amps 1908 technology with a simple pull up 1/4 turn of crank. I've started huge antique farm tractors up to 600 CID with a 1/4 crank pull ( 6 to 9 o'clock position)
The permenant magnet passing by field windings at a slow speed is fast enough as long as the magnet doses not crawl thur cycle pulse.
There are 200LB catfish at the bottom of that dam so says the divers. HAH