8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2004

                                    HEI, Inc.
               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Minnesota                       0-10078                  41-0944876
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer
    of Incorporation)                 File Number)           Identification No.)

         PO Box 5000, 1495 Steiger Lake Lane, Victoria, Minnesota 55386
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          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                                 (952) 443-2500
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.

      On April 7, 2004,  HEI, Inc.  ("the  Company")  announced that it has been
granted an  additional  default  judgment  in the amount of  $656,445.46  in its
lawsuit against its former Chief Executive Officer,  President and Chairman, and
current director Anthony J. Fant.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated  herein
by reference.

Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (a)   Financial Statements.

            Not Applicable.

      (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.

            Not Applicable.

      (c)   Exhibits:

            99.1  Press  Release  dated April 7, 2004,  regarding  the company's
                  having  been  granted an  additional  default  judgment in the
                  amount of $656,445.46 in its lawsuit  against its former Chief
                  Executive  Officer,   President  and  Chairman,   and  current
                  director Anthony J. Fant.

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                 HEI, INC.

Dated: April 7, 2004                             By /s/ Douglas Nesbit
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Douglas Nesbit
                                                    Its: Chief Financial Officer



                                  Exhibit Index

99.1  Press  Release dated April 7, 2004,  regarding  the company's  having been
      granted an additional default judgment in the amount of $656,445.46 in its
      lawsuit  against  its  former  Chief  Executive  Officer,   President  and
      Chairman, and current director Anthony J. Fant.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

 HEI, Inc. is Granted Additional Default Judgment in Its Lawsuit Against Its
                                  Former CEO

    MINNEAPOLIS, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HEI, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEII)
( www.heii.com ) today announced that it has been granted an additional
default judgment in the amount of $656,445.46 in its lawsuit against its
former Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, and current director
Anthony J. Fant.  The board of directors of HEI Incorporated has repeatedly
requested the resignation of Mr. Fant from the board and to date this request
has been ignored.  The additional judgment is related to the Company's claims
for damages for conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, costs associated with
the forensic audit and corporate waste by Mr. Fant. This judgment is in
addition to, and will be added to, the judgment granted to HEI against Mr.
Fant in August 2003 in the amount of $605,895.01 for non-payment of a
promissory note to HEI and the judgment granted against Mr. Fant on November
24, 2003, in the amount of $993,355.72 related to the Company's claims for
conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment and corporate waste.
The Company has now obtained three separate judgments against Mr. Fant in the
cumulative total amount of $2,255,696.19 plus costs and interest.  The Company
continues to pursue collection on the judgments in the normal course in
Minnesota and other states, where it is believed that Fant may have non-exempt
assets.  There is no assurance that the Company will be able to collect the
full amount of its judgments against Mr. Fant.

    About HEI, Inc.

    HEI, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures microelectronic, subsystem,
system, connectivity, and software solutions.  The Company's unique range of
capabilities in product realization give a competitive advantage to OEMs
engaged in the medical device, hearing, biotechnology, healthcare information
and communications industries.  Web site:  www.heii.com .

    FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

    Information in this news release, which is not historical, includes
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Statements contained in
this press release, including the Company's efforts to collect on the
judgments are forward-looking statements.  All of such forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation,
adverse business or market conditions, the ability of HEI to secure and
satisfy customers, the availability and cost of materials from HEI's
suppliers, adverse competitive developments, change in or cancellation of
customer requirements, and other risks detailed from time to time in HEI's
SEC filings.

SOURCE  HEI, Inc.
    -0-                             04/07/2004
    /CONTACT:  Mack V. Traynor, CEO, or Doug Nesbit, CFO, of HEI, Inc.,
+1-952-443-2500/
    /Web site:  http://www.heii.com /
    (HEII)

CO:  HEI, Inc.
ST:  Minnesota
IN:  CPR ECP STW
SU:  LAW