OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

NOTE 6 – OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other current liabilities consist of:

	Mar. 30, 2012		Sept. 30, 2011
Warranty reserve	$	3,675	$	3,613
Accrued compensation		6,310		7,982
Other		6,943		6,890
Total	$	16,928	$	18,485

The Company provides a warranty for its products and establishes an allowance at the time of sale which the Company believes, based on its best estimates, is sufficient to cover costs during the warranty period. The warranty period is generally between 12 and 36 months. This reserve is included in other current liabilities.

Reconciliation of the changes in the warranty reserve is as follows:

	Mar. 30, 2012
	Three months ended			Six months ended
Balance at beginning of period	$	3,686		$	3,613
Cash paid for warranty repairs		(883	)		(1,879	)
Provision for current period sales		872			1,941
Balance at end of period	$	3,675		$	3,675