POWER OF ATTORNEY

	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Edward C.
Wetmore and Edward G. Jepsen signing singly, the undersigned's
true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an executive officer of Amphenol
Corporation, (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any Forms 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form
with the Company, the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any
of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-
fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by
virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange
Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities
issued by the Company, unless (i) earlier revoked by the
undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the Chairman of the Company or to
the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, or (ii) with respect to each
individual
attorney-in-fact, upon their retirement or termination of
employment
with the Company

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of
Attorney to be executed as of this _9 day of January 2004.

								     s/s Luc
Walter
									       Luc
Walter