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Originally Posted by jdroison

there is a solid state trigger built into the coil that opens the circuit at the right time. its just like the add on ones that you can get that just clips on the side of the coil to replace the points on the older engines, but are now built inn.

jdroison is 100% CORRECT! Back when I was in engineering, we used to get design magazines all the time. In one issue was a write-up on the Kohler Magnum Magneto Ignition system that was recently designed and hailed as an engineering design feat at the time. Below are pages taken from a ACTUAL Kohler Electrical Systems Manual and the pertinent pages that describe the theory of operation of the Kohler Magnum Magneto system. Make note of the KEY feature of the trigger coil built into the magneto.

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