Exhibit 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement Form S-8 (No. 333-73690) of Preformed Line Products Company 1999
Employee Stock Option Plan of our report dated February 13, 2002 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Preformed Line Products Company, which
appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
March 26, 2003