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

                             August 4, 2004
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               Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)


                      TECH/OPS SEVCON, INC.
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      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                  1-9789             04-2985631
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(State or other jurisdiction of    Commission      (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)    File Number     Identification No.)

           155 Northboro Road Southborough, MA 01772
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        (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                            (508) 281-5510
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         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code:)


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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

	On August 4,2004  the Registrant issued a press release announcing
earnings for the third fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2004.  A copy
of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated
by reference herein in its entirety.

                              SIGNATURES

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.


                                            Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc.,  Registrant
August 4, 2004                  /s/ Raymond J. Thibault Jr.
                                            Raymond J. Thibault Jr.
                                            Assistant Treasurer
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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

                             August 4, 2004
               -----------------------------------------------
               Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

                      TECH/OPS SEVCON, INC.
      ------------------------------------------------------
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                  1-9789             04-2985631
-------------------------------   ------------       --------------
(State or other jurisdiction of    Commission      (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)    File Number     Identification No.)

           155 Northboro Road Southborough, MA 01772
       ------------------------------------------------------
        (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                            (508) 281-5510
         ---------------------------------------------------
         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code:)

       ------------------------------------------------------
        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

	On August 4,2004  the Registrant issued a press release announcing
earnings for the third fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2004.  A copy
of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated
by reference herein in its entirety.

                              SIGNATURES

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.

                                            Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc.,  Registrant
August 4, 2004                  /s/ Raymond J. Thibault Jr.
                                            Raymond J. Thibault Jr.
                                            Assistant Treasurer