No. I did test it via the spark plug, but tried it with several different plugs just to make sure.Will try again without a plug.
The coil has a black and a red wire. The black goes to the kill switch and the red via conduit to a dark grey moulded plastic "thing" from which the High Tension lead comes. Not sure what that object is called. What gap should there be between the coil and the magnets on the flywheel?