They are scalar south poles, and normal north poles, like the normal monopole rotor. But unlike the normal monopole, the north's are longer and the south's are shorter and sharper. Been stuck in the water when it comes to time to move ahead again on this. Next step is to make a timing wheel for the triggers, and then build the circuit.
This is kinda what I'm thinking, where the 1.3Mh coil is the generator coil:
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