Author Topic: I just took apart my spare motronic for no good reason and... (Read 4300 times)

tjts1 · « **on:** November 28, 2008, 01:51:08 AM »

Do you see what I see? Is that iron cross really necessary?

To be fair, there's a long history of car makers having a little fun with their PCBs. For example the back of my Volvo's instrument cluster looks like this.

But an iron cross?

romkasponka · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2008, 03:03:55 AM »

Quote from: tjts1;61854

Do you see what I see? Is that iron cross really necessary?

To be fair, there's a long history of car makers having a little fun with their PCBs. For example the back of my Volvo's instrument cluster looks like this.

But an iron cross?

This cross was used long time before Hitler. So nothing wrong here.

quinn11m20 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2008, 11:46:03 AM »

That is the funniest shit I have seen in a while. I wonder if mine has it? LOL

haledj · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2008, 03:13:44 PM »

yes, that is necessary

EN318isPDX · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2008, 03:24:19 PM »

lol the moose's cracked me up

bmwman91 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2008, 11:59:24 PM »

My guess would be that the cross was used as a positioning mark for whatever machine was placing the components on the board...but maybe not. The moose one though, that is just too funny!

xwill112x · « **Reply #6 on:** November 29, 2008, 09:51:10 AM »

didnt you know...the cross adds 10hp!