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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]]. | 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]] [[ | [[Reformatting|Un-formatted]] [[protoform]]s do not have locking chips; this function is performed by the [[stasis pod]]'s locking chip. | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 3 May 2012
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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The locking chip in Airazor's stasis pod was destroyed when it crashed. Rhinox removed Cheetor's as a temporary replacement. The Spark