[QUOTE=CobraBall;54588]Magnetos are great if you are operating a race car, but not very reliable in a street vehicle. Besides to stop the darn engine you must have a grounded kill switch to stop the thang from running. You turn off the key and it will still run. Really, really, safe......not!
They are used universally in light aircraft engines although they usually have two in case of failure.
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Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable.
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Last edited by orange4boy; 08-24-2008 at 02:37 AM..
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