I just took apart my spare motronic for no good reason and...

[tjts1]

Do you see what I see? Is that iron cross really necessary?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3065399338_6dcc7f71cd_b.jpg

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.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/3064653065_84f901be65_o.jpg

But an iron cross?

[romkasponka]

Do you see what I see? Is that iron cross really necessary?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3065399338_6dcc7f71cd_b.jpg

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.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/3064653065_84f901be65_o.jpg

But an iron cross?

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

[quinn11m20]

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

[haledj]

yes, that is necessary

[EN318isPDX]

lol the moose's cracked me up

[bmwman91]

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]

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