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                                                                      Plexus S-8
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated October 26, 1999, relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Plexus Corp. for the year ended September 30, 1999. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report on the financial statement
schedule, which is included in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 15, 2000