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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000905718-98-000368.txt : 19980911
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000905718-98-000368
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19980831
FILED AS OF DATE:		19980910
SROS:			NASD

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BEL FUSE INC /NJ
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000729580
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COILS, TRANSFORMERS & OTHER INDUCTORS [3677]
		IRS NUMBER:				221463699
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11676
		FILM NUMBER:		98707696

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		198 VAN VORST ST
		CITY:			JERSEY CITY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07302
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2014320436

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		198 VAN VORST STREET
		STREET 2:		198 VAN VORST STREET
		CITY:			JERSEY CITY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07302
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHNSON JOHN S
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001070205
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		546 NASSAU ROAD
	CITY:			MARCO
	STATE:			FL
	ZIP:			34146
	BUSINESS PHONE:		9413892278
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[  ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
     obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person

     Johnson             John                     S.
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   (Last)               (First)                 (Middle)

    546 Nassau Road
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                                    (Street)

     Marco,              Florida                 34146
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   (City)               (State)                 (Zip)


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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   BelFuse Inc. -- BELF

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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


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4. Statement for Month/Year

   August/1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

   [ X ]   Director                             [   ]   10% Owner
   [   ]   Officer (give title below)           [   ]   Other (specify below)



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7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

    [X ] Form filed by One Reporting Person
    [  ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Persion

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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                6.
                                                                 4.                              5.             Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Amount of      ship
                                                    3.           Disposed of (D)                 Securities     Form:     7.
                                                    Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Beneficially   Direct    Nature of
                                      2.            Code         ------------------------------- Owned at End   (D) or    Indirect
1.                                    Transaction   (Instr. 8)                   (A)             of Month       Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security                     Date          ------------     Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                            (mm/dd/yy)     Code     V                  (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S>                                   <C>            <C>      <C>    <C>         <C>    <C>      <C>            <C>      <C>

Class B Common Stock                   8/25/98       P                1,500       A     15.625                   D
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Class B Common Stock                   8/25/98       P                  300       A     16.25                    D
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Class B Common Stock                   8/25/98       P                  100       A     15.25                    D
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Class B Common Stock                   8/25/98       P                  100       A     15.375      3,750 (1)    D
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Class B Common Stock                   8/25/98       P                  300       A     16.25         450 (1)    I       Held by Mr.
                                                                                                                         Johnson  as
                                                                                                                         custodian
                                                                                                                         for his
                                                                                                                         grand-
                                                                                                                         children

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Class A Common Stock                                                                                1,750 (1)    D
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Class A Common Stock                                                                                  150 (1)    I      Held by  Mr.
                                                                                                                        Johnson  as
                                                                                                                        custodian
                                                                                                                        his grand-
                                                                                                                        children
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</TABLE>
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly


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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          9.        10.    
                                                                                                          Number    Owner- 
                                                                                                          of        ship   
                    2.                                                                                    Deriv-    of     
                    Conver-                    5.                              7.                         ative     Deriv-   11.    
                    sion                       Number of                       Title and Amount           Secur-    ative    Nature 
                    of                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of     
                    Exer-             4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-    
                    cise     3.       Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct 
                    Price    Trans-   action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-  
1.                  of       action   Code     of(D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial 
Title of            Deriv-   Date     (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner- 
Derivative          ative    (Month/  8)       4 and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month     (I)      ship   
Security            Secur-   Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    Code V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        4)       4)
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<S>                 <C>      <C>      <C>  <C>  <C>   <C>    <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>

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</TABLE>
Explanation  of  Responses: 

(1) Each share of the Company's  Common Stock was reclassified as one-half share
of Class A Common  Stock and one-half  share of Class B Common  Stock  effective
July 9, 1998.


   John S. Johnson                               September 10, 1998
                                                       Date

By: /s/Peter H. Ehrenberg
________________________________
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