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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
Out of all the S3 Zenith sets, I think this chassis was the best one; but, as usual, the bean counters likely got their way and that's why the bulky transformer and 9-153 board was replaced by the 9-160 board.
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I think it was a combination of the bean counters and efficiency. I don't know if the federales had any mandates for power consumption at that time, but the saturated core transformer, while an excellent and fool proof regulator, was also a heat waster.
The 153 S3 was an excellent TV.
John