Elvis Hargrove wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:
-> EH>                  .  (And LORD how I hates magnetos!)
-> Why is that?  I have no experience with those...
 EH> They ARE very reliable even though they're JUNK, but a really good
 EH> solid state ignition system (Where you have a battery source) is
 EH> JUST as reliable and much easier for normal human beings to
 EH> understand and work on.
But the obvious advantage with magnetos is they don't require
a battery source, as long as the magnets are good and the engine
is turning there is spark.  Which is probably why they are required
in airplanes, the engine will run even if the entire electrical
system goes out.
  cbowman@sinfo.net or charles.bowman@for-president.com
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