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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 333-28869 and Form S-8 No. 333-77245) pertaining to the Eaton
Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust of our report dated June 9, 2000, with
respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Eaton Corporation
401(k) Savings Plan and Trust included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999.




                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
June 26, 2000