Thanks everyone ! I think that the sharp-hobby-knife method works well enough. It's a cheap no-name, no-brand knife with a thin blade that you can snapp-off to get a new edge. One can easily cut between two TO-220 packages without unloading the tube first... Thanks, Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist