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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 333-58613) and
related Prospectus of Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. and ADLT Trust I, for
the registration of $300,000,000 of securities and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated September 28, 1998 (except for the sixth
paragraph of Note C, as to which the date is March 15, 1999 and except for the
information related to the year ended June 30, 1998 included in Note L, as to
which the date is April 24, 2000), with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. at June 30, 1998 and for
each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 1998, included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K/A No. 3) for the year ended June 30, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
July 6, 2000
