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A '''locking chip''' is the Transformer component which implements [[Stasis lock|stasis lock]], a form of protective shutdown.
A '''locking chip''' is the Transformer component which implements [[stasis lock]], a form of protective shutdown.


Without a locking chip, damage a Transformer can normally survive will instead kill them outright.  It can only be safely installed or removed when a Transformer is in [[Repair mode|repair mode]].
Without a locking chip, damage a Transformer can normally survive will instead kill them outright.  It can only be safely installed or removed when a Transformer is in [[repair mode]].
 
[[Reformatting|Un-formatted]] [[Protoforms|protoforms]] do not have locking chips; this function is performed by the [[Stasis pod|stasis pod]]'s locking chip. 


[[Reformatting|Un-formatted]] [[protoform]]s do not have locking chips; this function is performed by the [[stasis pod]]'s locking chip. 


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[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Transformer anatomy]]

Latest revision as of 07:12, 2 May 2019

A locking chip is the Transformer component which implements stasis lock, a form of protective shutdown.

Without a locking chip, damage a Transformer can normally survive will instead kill them outright. It can only be safely installed or removed when a Transformer is in repair mode.

Un-formatted protoforms do not have locking chips; this function is performed by the stasis pod's locking chip.

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Beast Wars cartoon

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The locking chip in Airazor's stasis pod was destroyed when it crashed. Rhinox removed Cheetor's as a temporary replacement. The Spark