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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Large Filipino" data-source="post: 98568">This idea stemmed from a thread where the author (sorry. I forgot who) kept blowing magneto's. And I'm theorizing that the magneto's are failing because we are shorting it every time we push the kill button. It may be easier on the magneto if you just disconnect the blue wire using a toggle switch on the handlebar (and a SECOND hidden switch for the anti theft) This may in fact prolong the life of your magneto although I haven't any studies. I do know that other engines kill themselves by disconneting a curcuit rather than shorting it out.(example,your car)There's also the question though as to resistance. Would too long a blue wire going to the handlebar and back cause enough resistance to strain the magneto?If I wanted a switch (I took mine off purposely) I would probably put it inline with the wire.Fector,that's AWESOME! I bet you just did that. Does it work well?That's actually a perfect place for that switch. You can still reach it while riding.</blockquote>