> Yes, I think this method (which involves removing just the aluminum > collar assembly for surgery, [mercifully snipped]
Hmmm... I'm not sure that "assembly" is the right term to use here, since it's a one-piece "assembly". But I don't have a better word for it at the moment. "Module" seems a bit of an overkill. "Black aluminum thingie" makes it sound as if I don't know what I'm doing (which I don't, but I don't want to advertise that...). Hmmm... Fred