This has electronic ignition with a microchip like the powertorques do. You can see a pop rivet in the flat piece of metal adjacent to the fan on the left hand side. With your finger you can feel the microchip underneath and there's a wire leading to it from the earth wire for the kill switch.

Last edited by Mowerfreak; 01/10/18 11:01 PM. Reason: Understand now after re reading.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!