UNITED STATES
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): January 18, 2004

HEI, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Minnesota	0-10078	41-0944876
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
PO Box 5000, 1495 Steiger Lake Lane, Victoria, Minnesota 55386
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

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

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
Press Release

Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

     On January 18, 2005, HEI, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it would be unable to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 27, 2004, by the extension deadline of January 18, 2005. The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

     The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed furnished and not filed as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item No.	Description
99	Press Release dated January 18, 2005.

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.
Date:  January 18, 2005	By /s/ Mack V. Traynor, III
	Mack V. Traynor, III
	Chief Executive Officer and President (Duly Authorized Officer)

Exhibit Index

Item No.	Description
99	Press Release dated January 18, 2005.