<ARTICLE>                     5
<CIK>   0000027748            
<NAME>  DEL ELECTRONICS CORP. 
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1  
<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. DOLLARS
       
                                            
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              AUG-03-1996
<PERIOD-START>                                 JUL-30-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                   OCT-28-1995
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1.000
<CASH>                                           295,381
<SECURITIES>                                     413,881
<RECEIVABLES>                                  5,382,355
<ALLOWANCES>                                     151,931
<INVENTORY>                                   19,125,131
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               1,466,571
<PP&E>                                        11,435,383
<DEPRECIATION>                                 3,472,140
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                39,192,404
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          6,360,963
<BONDS>                                                0
<COMMON>                                         425,417
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                  0
<PREFERRED>                                            0
<OTHER-SE>                                    19,630,138
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                  39,192,404
<SALES>                                        7,471,181
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               7,471,181
<CGS>                                          4,190,634
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  4,190,634
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               309,227
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  756,523
<INCOME-TAX>                                     226,957
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              529,566
<DISCONTINUED>                                         0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                        0
<CHANGES>                                              0
<NET-INCOME>                                     529,566
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        .11
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        .11