UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 Current Report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2005



                            DIGITAL POWER CORPORATION
                            -------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    California                      1-12711                       94-1721931
    ----------                      -------                       ----------
  (State or other             (Commission File No.)           (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction                                              Identification No.)
 of incorporation)



              41920 Christy Street, Fremont, California 94538-3158
              ----------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (510) 657-2635
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ]  Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement   communications  pursuant  to  Rule  14d-2(b)  under  the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement   communications  pursuant  to  Rule  13e-4(c)  under  the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers,  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers

(b)  On January 13, 2005,  Digital Power  Corporation (the "Company")  appointed
Mr. Leo Yen to serve as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer.

     Mr. Yen, age 34, is the Chief  Operating  Officer of Sagent  Management,  a
financial,  accounting  and tax  consulting  firm.  From 2002 to 2004,  Mr.  Yen
founded and managed Crystal Compass,  which was acquired by Sagent Management in
2002. From 1999 to 2002, he was a Senior  Associate with  Pricewaterhousecoopers
LLP and from 1997 to 1999 he was a Senior Tax Consultant with Ernst & Young LLP.
Mr. Yen holds a BS in Finance,  Real Estate and Law and a BS in Accounting  from
California State Polytechnic University.

     Mr. Yen will be paid $3,300 per month.  He has not held any positions  with
the Company previously and there are no related party  transactions  between Mr.
Yen and the  Company.  There are no family  relations  between  Mr.  Yen and any
officer or director.


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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      DIGITAL POWER CORPORATION,
                                      a California Corporation


Dated:  January 20, 2005              /s/ Jonathan Wax
        ----------------              ------------------------------------------
                                      Jonathan Wax,
                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 Current Report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2005

                            DIGITAL POWER CORPORATION
                            -------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    California                      1-12711                       94-1721931
    ----------                      -------                       ----------
  (State or other             (Commission File No.)           (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction                                              Identification No.)
 of incorporation)

              41920 Christy Street, Fremont, California 94538-3158
              ----------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (510) 657-2635
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ]  Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement   communications  pursuant  to  Rule  14d-2(b)  under  the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement   communications  pursuant  to  Rule  13e-4(c)  under  the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers,  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers

(b)  On January 13, 2005,  Digital Power  Corporation (the "Company")  appointed
Mr. Leo Yen to serve as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer.

     Mr. Yen, age 34, is the Chief  Operating  Officer of Sagent  Management,  a
financial,  accounting  and tax  consulting  firm.  From 2002 to 2004,  Mr.  Yen
founded and managed Crystal Compass,  which was acquired by Sagent Management in
2002. From 1999 to 2002, he was a Senior  Associate with  Pricewaterhousecoopers
LLP and from 1997 to 1999 he was a Senior Tax Consultant with Ernst & Young LLP.
Mr. Yen holds a BS in Finance,  Real Estate and Law and a BS in Accounting  from
California State Polytechnic University.

     Mr. Yen will be paid $3,300 per month.  He has not held any positions  with
the Company previously and there are no related party  transactions  between Mr.
Yen and the  Company.  There are no family  relations  between  Mr.  Yen and any
officer or director.
SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      DIGITAL POWER CORPORATION,
                                      a California Corporation

Dated:  January 20, 2005              /s/ Jonathan Wax
        ----------------              ------------------------------------------
                                      Jonathan Wax,
                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)