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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this First Amendment
to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 25, 2000,
which appears in GenRad, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
January 1, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated January 25, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule,
which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 17, 2000
