Well, we’ve been discussing a recoil start motor. The safety switch serves a dual purpose of grounding the cut-out switch and starter solenoid on electric start motors. Therefor it prevents electric starting at high throttle settings. Note the extra white wire on the lower left corner. It does not prevent rope starting. That is taken care of by the lockout on the front of the recoil starter. Just FYI, here is the wiring diagram for an electric start motor.

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