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Re: Pros and cons of electronics boards/boxes

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Originally Posted by sciguy125
This leads me to question what industrial machines do. I suspect that the "brains" are centralized. But, what about drivers and other low level control systems?
one answer: pop the hood on your car. Check out the fuse box, the ignition control, the sensors, the wiring harnesses.

many electronics are potted in epoxy or silicon.