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  of  our  report dated January 29, 1999, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements  and schedule of Reliability Incorporated
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998.






                                          BY/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Houston, Texas
March 12, 1999































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