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It is a magneto, a little piece under the flywheel cowl with two metal tabs that almost touch the side of the flywheel. Embedded in the flywheel is a magnet that provides a signal to the magneto each time it comes around to fire the spark plug.

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Q: What is an ignition coil on a lawn mower?
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