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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1(b)
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                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report, included in this Form 10-K, into Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc.'s
previously filed Registration Statements (File Nos. 333-17933, 333-17931,
333-17927, and 333-17925).

                                                 /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Boston, Massachusetts
March 26, 1998






