Thread: Magneto Kill Switch

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Thanks again, Tech.

If I install a batt kill switch, as I have done many times, all 12V will be shut down. True. However, a magneto does not have anything to do with the 12V system. I could be up against the guard rail, and the rescue guys push in the plunger, and the mag will keep providing spark until the float bowls run out. If you tech a car, and ask them to start it up, and push/turn the kill switch and it keeps running, you will not pass them. I need a way to kill the 12V and ground the mag with one safety switch. Flaming River is the only dual 12V/Mag grounding switch I have been able to find. And the results have been less than good. Perhaps I need to go with a relay that triggers on removal of 12 volt power and thus grounds the mag.

Originally Posted by drofdar

Perhaps I need to go with a relay that triggers on removal of 12 volt power and thus grounds the mag.

Bingo!!!!!
Sorry, I went off on a tangent about battery ignition because that's what I see on 99.9% of cars.