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I think the rope has jammed in the side of the starter's internal pulley. Remove the starter housing - you should see the rope bound up on the edge of the pulley. Free it up and put the housing back on.
Check for a hard lock-out (used to stop the generator from being started while refueling) otherwise your best shot is to take it to a small-engine guy with a max budget of $150.00 to avoid paying almost as much as for a replacement.
Due to vibration, it is very common for 1 or both of the wires to fall the switch. Also, due to placement of the switch, it can also fail due to water running down the inside of the generator housing as well.
The lack of DC output COULD possibly prevent the stopping. There are likely fuse(s) between the low voltage winding and a rectifier to generate the DC. SOMETIMES these are even inside the generator cover.
I bought a replacement recoil starter for my 1850 at Pats small engine parts. The part number for a 3.5 B & S is 499706. If you look on the heat shield on the side of the motor there is the engine model and s/n. Hope this helps.
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