>:( The motor I am using (and no I can't change the kind of motor being used!
>:) )uses a "coil flying by a magnet really quickly" approach to develop the
>spark.
>

That's a "magneto", though I rather like "coil flying by
a magnet really quickly"  (CFBMRQ?).  And I used to believe
that it was the "really quickly" part that caused the spark.
But one day I pulled the flywheel off the lawnmower and
lo and behold underneath was a set of breaker points.
So I guess the magnet's not quick enough.  V must be
equal to di/dt or something :)   Maybe it's not that way
on all magnetos, but find the coil and see if it doesn't
have another connection.  That one should be a low
voltage control.

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