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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891839-04-000127
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040818
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040820

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MURPHY CORNELIUS J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001231776

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-03905
		FILM NUMBER:		04989094

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 ANDREWS STREET
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14604

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSCAT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000099302
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS [3825]
		IRS NUMBER:				160874418
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0327

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5853527777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRANSMATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Murphy has elected to defer receipt of 5,266 of these shares, all of which are credited to his participant stock account under the Transcat, Inc. Amended and Restated Directors' Stock Plan, until the expiration of the deferral period, at which time the shares will be issued to him pursuant to the terms of his prior election.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Mr. Murphy.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Mr. Murphy.  Mr. Murphy can exercise this warrant in cumulative increments of 1,000 shares after each of the following dates, providing the market price of the Company's Common Stock meets or exceeds, for 20 of 30 consecutive trading days, the following respective amounts: 8/22/01--$3.50; 1/1/02--$6.00; 1/1/03--$9.00; 1/1/04--$13.50; to the extent such market price requirements are not satisfied, the balance of the warrant becomes exercisable on 8/22/05.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Mr. Murphy.  Mr. Murphy can exercise this warrant in cumulative increments of 1,000 shares after each of the following dates, providing the market price of the Company's Common Stock meets or exceeds, for 20 of 30 consecutive trading days, the following respective amounts: 8/20/02--$2.25; 1/1/03--$3.50; 1/1/04--$5.25; 1/1/05--$7.50; to the extent such market price requirements are not satisfied, the balance of the option becomes exercisable on 8/20/06.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Mr. Murphy.  Mr. Murphy can exercise this warrant in cumulative increments of 1,000 shares after each of the following dates, providing the market price of the Company's Common Stock meets or exceeds, for 20 of 30 consecutive trading days, the following respective amounts: 8/20/03--$3.50; 1/1/04--$5.00; 1/1/05--$6.50; 1/1/06--$7.00; to the extent such market price requirements are not satisfied, the balance of the option becomes exercisable on 8/20/07.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This non-transferable warrant was granted under the Transcat, Inc. Amended and Restated Directors' Warrant Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  Mr. Murphy can exercise this warrant in cumulative increments of 1,000 shares after each of the following dates, providing the market price of the Company's Common Stock meets or exceeds, for 20 of 30 consecutive trading days, the following respective amounts: 8/18/04--$3.50; 1/1/05--$5.00; 1/1/06--$6.50; 1/1/07--$7.00; to the extent such market price requirements are not satisfied, the balance of the option becomes exercisable on 8/18/08.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Charles P. Hadeed, Attorney-in-fact for Cornelius J. Murphy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-08-20</signatureDate>
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<TEXT>
CORNELIUS J. MURPHY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Charles P. Hadeed and
Eileen D. Shelhart, each acting individually, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the
name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

(1) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any
and all Forms including, without limitation, Forms 4
and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to
the securities of Transcat, Inc., an Ohio corporation
(the "Company"), with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and
the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended
from time to time (the "Exchange Act");
(2) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and
on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in
the Company's securities from any third party, including
brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release
any such information to the undersigned's representative and
approves and ratifies any such release of information; and
(3) perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of
such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on
behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:
(1) this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does
not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in their
discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact
without independent verification of such information;
(2) any documents prepared and/or executed by either such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and
will contain such information and disclosure as such
attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary
or desirable;(3) neither the Company nor either of such
attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements
of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned
for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any
obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit
disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(4) this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the
undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the
undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including,
without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section
16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about
the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby
ratifying all that each such attorney-in-fact of, for and
on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file forms under
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the
undersigned's holdings and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 28th day of
October, 2003.


/s/ Cornelius J. Murphy
Signature


Cornelius J. Murphy
Print Name

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