HI there, can someone tell me please what is the best way to depanel a board that uses the IPC-782-3-31 Mousbyte breakaway? Is there a specific machine to do this or is it a case of a pair of Pliers/grips to snap it off? How "low stress" is this feature? Does "Thru XX PL" mean that they are to be NOT plated holes? Thankyou; Matthew Lamkin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. To set a vacation stop for delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------