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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
                                  SCHEDULE 13G
 
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 1)*
 
                              IPL Systems, Inc.
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                               (Name of Issuer)
 
                             Class A Common Stock
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)
 
                                 4498 13 104
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                                (CUSIP Number)
 
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this / / statement. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
 
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
 
                        (Continued on following page(s))
 
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SEC 1745 (10-85)
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CUSIP NO.                     13G                      PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES
 
 
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      Stephen J. Ippolito
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  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

      (a)  / /       (b)  / /                           N/A
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  3   SEC USE ONLY
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  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
      United States
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      NUMBER OF      5     SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES              1,026,412
    BENEFICIALLY     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY       6     SHARED VOTING POWER                                                                 
        EACH               0                                                                                     
      REPORTING      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON        7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                              
        WITH               1,026,412
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                     8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                           0
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  9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      1,026,412
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 10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
      N/A
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 11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
      18.8%
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 12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G                                                   Page 3 of 4 Pages
 
             
Item 1:     (a)    Name of Issuer:
                   IPL Systems, Inc.

            (b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                   124 Acton Street
                   Maynard, MA 01754

Item 2:     (a)    Name of Person Filing:
                   Stephen J. Ippolito

            (b)    Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
                   IPL Systems, Inc.
                   124 Acton Street
                   Maynard, MA  01754

            (c)    Citizenship:
                   U.S.

            (d)    Title of Class of Securities:
                   Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

            (e)    CUSIP Number:
                   4498 13 104

Item 3:            
Item 4:     (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:
                   As of December 31, 1995, Mr. Ippolito beneficially owned
                   1,026,412 shares of IPL Class A Common Stock, which includes
                   35,000 shares which may be acquired upon the exercise of
                   options held by him.  The remaining 991,412 shares were
                   acquired by Mr. Ippolito before IPL was registered under
                   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

            (b)    Percent of Class:
                   18.8%

            (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:
                   (1) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 1,026,412 shares
                   (2) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0 shares
                   (3) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                       1,026,412 shares
                   (4) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                       0 shares

 
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* This Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) on behalf of ___________.


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SCHEDULE 13G                                                   Page 4 of 4 Pages
 
             
Item 5:            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                   N/A

Item 6:            Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
                   N/A

Item 7:            Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
                   the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
                   N/A

Item 8:            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                   N/A

Item 9:            Notice of Dissolution of Group:
                   N/A
Item 10:           Certification:
                   N/A


 
         By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
 
Date: March 27, 1996
 

 

By: /s/ Stephen J. Ippolito
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