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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated June 9, 2000, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements incorporated by reference or included in the Annual Report
of Torotel, Inc. on Form 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2000. We hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration
Statements of Torotel, Inc. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-78819 and 2-78896).
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Kansas City Missouri
July 26, 2000
