RELIABILITY INCORPORATED

                               Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS







      We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-26659) pertaining to the Reliability Incorporated
1997 Stock Option Plan and in the related Prospectus of our report dated
February 6, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of Reliability Incorporated included in this Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997.






                                         BY/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP  


Houston, Texas
March 13, 1998
































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