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Old 06-12-2021, 09:48 AM
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One trend in CRT electromagnetic deflection technology was towards lower impedance, lower inductance yoke windings, as well as from series windings to parallel windings (which helps lower impedance and inductance). I don’t understand why that trend occurred though, but it appears to be aligned with the transition to solid state...
Actually, you said it yourself - it's because of transistors being high current, low voltage devices compared to tubes.
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