CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED
                               PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




We have issued our reports dated August 21, 1998  accompanying  the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Jaco Electronics,  Inc. as of June 30, 1997
and 1998 and for each of the  three  years in the  period  ended  June 30,  1998
contained in this annual report of Jaco  Electronics,  Inc. on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 1998. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of
the  aforementioned  reports in the Registration  Statement of Jaco Electronics,
Inc. on Form S-8/S-3 (File No. 33-89994, effective March 3, 1995), as amended by
the  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  1 to the  Registration  Statement  of  Jaco
Electronics,  Inc. or Form  S-8/S-3  (File No.  333-49873,  effective  April 10,
1998); and the Registration Statement of Jaco Electronics,  Inc. on Form S-8/S-3
(File No. 333-49877, effective April 10, 1998).





GRANT THORNTON LLP


Melville, New York
September 28, 1998