Exhibit 23.2


                         Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To EA Industries, Inc.:

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Form S-3 Registration Statement of our report dated March 25,
1996 included in EA Industries, Inc.'s (formerly known as Electronic Associates,
Inc.) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, and to
all references to our firm included in or made a part of this registration
statement.


                                                      /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                                      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
September 18, 1996