Exhibit 16.01

                          [Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. letterhead]


October 2, 1997


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20548

Gentlemen:

We have read the statements made by Robinson Nugent, Inc. (copy attached), 
which we understand will be filed with the Commission, pursuant to Item 4 of 
Form 8-KA, as part of the Company's Form 8-KA report for the month of 
September 1997. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form 
8-KA.

Very truly yours,



Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

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                                                        Exhibit 16.01 - Page 2

ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

     On April 25,1997, Robinson Nugent, Inc. (the "Company") advised Coopers 
& Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers") that the Company was discontinuing Coopers' 
services as the Company's independent accountants at the completion of 
Coopers' report for the year ending June 30, 1997, and has engaged Deloitte & 
Touche L.L.P. ("Deloitte") as the Company's independent accountants for the 
subsequent year.  The decision to discontinue the services of Coopers and to 
engage Deloitte was approved by the Board of Directors on April 24, 1997.

     Coopers' report on the financial statements of the Company for the 
year-ended June 30, 1997 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of 
opinion, nor was it qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting 
principles.  There were no disagreements between the Company and Coopers on 
any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement 
disclosure, or audit scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not 
resolved to the satisfaction of Coopers, would have caused it to make a 
reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its 
reports.