Does anyone know or have tried using those thin white and thick blue Sony removal tools on those Hitachi flybacks in the 43fdx01b hdtv sets. You are supposed to push and twist the anode lead without needing a tool to remove but I have two stubborn ones. The one lead I managed to get out had the little tabs bent over backwards and curled up. They break off if you try to straighten. These look just like the Sony HV leads, but..I have never had trouble with the Sony leads. The splitter must be a better design on the Sony's. They always come right out and don't destroy the leads. I tried using those Sony removal tools on this Hitachi but they just cracked. How do you know when those you shaped cups are over the little tabs anyway way down in the splitter. You can't see anything. Seems those tools could be made out of something stronger than cheap drinking straw material. Suggestions? Perry Bower Electric Medic "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" http://www.electricmedic.com 3850 Washington Road Suite 4C Martinez, Georgia 30907 Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) Phone: 706-863-3474 Fax: 706-863-2316 mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/