EXHIBIT 23.1
 
 

                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
 
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-37292 and 33-58550) of Unit Instruments,
Inc. of our report dated July 17, 1998 appearing on Page 21 of this Form 10-K.
 
 
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Costa Mesa, California
August 6, 1998