CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-38643), as amended, pertaining to the 1997 Equity Incentive Plan of
BEI Technologies, Inc., of our report dated October 30, 2000 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of BEI Technologies, Inc. and
subsidiaries, included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
September 30, 2000.
Ernst & Young LLP
San Francisco, California
December 20, 2000
