Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



      We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  of  Reliability Incorporated (Forms S-8 No. 33-47803 pertaining  to
the Employee Stock  Savings Plan and No. 333-26659 pertaining to the 1997 Stock
Option Plan) of our report dated January 29, 1999, with respect to the combined
financial statements of the Texas and Singapore operations of Basic Engineering
Services and Technology  Labs,  Inc. as of and for the ten months ended October
31, 1998 included in this Current Report of Form 8-K/A dated February 11, 1999,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                    /s/  Ernst & Young LLP

                                    Ernst & Young LLP



February 9, 1999
Houston, Texas






























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