acoastline posted:What components would become obselete.From what I see on the boards you have the following . Scr/triads Capacitors resistors,Intergrated circuits, Are they going to stop making these type of components. I forgot wire and connectors
As a guy that designs boards, and has for some time, I can tell you that when a "specific" IC or similar part goes obsolete, sometimes it takes significant rework to use a replacement. At the very least, even with my little enhancement products, I've had a couple of parts that were no longer made and I had to make a board change to use a replacement.
When I worked in aerospace, parts obsolescence was a constant headache, some of those systems were designed for a 20 year lifespan, and toward the end of a production cycle, there was frequently a re-spin of the board(s) necessary to update for obsolete parts.
That being said, I didn't see any major parts on the Cruise Commander that were obsolete, but something like the opto-couplers might be, that would require a board change for the new footprint in some cases.
