EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

      As independent public accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference  in this  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 of our reports  dated
October 19, 2004 included in IEC Electronic Corp.'s Form 10-K for the year ended
September  30,  2004  and to  all  references  to  our  Firm  included  in  this
Registration Statement.


                                                       /s/ Rotenberg & Co., LLP
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                                                       Rotenberg & Co., LLP

Rochester, New York
January 19, 2005