Exhibit 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




We  have  issued  our  reports  dated  September  19,  2002   accompanying   the
consolidated  financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of
Jaco Electronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
2002. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the
Registration  Statement  of Jaco  Electronics,  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  on Form
S-8/S-3  (File  No.   33-89994,   effective   March  3,  1995),  as  amended  by
Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  1  to  the   Registration   Statement  of  Jaco
Electronics,  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  on  Form  S-8/S-3  (File  No.  333-49873,
effective April 10, 1998) and the  Registration  Statement of Jaco  Electronics,
Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-8/S-3 (File No.  333-49877,  effective April 10,
1998).



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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GRANT THORNTON LLP


Melville, New York
September 19, 2002