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Current
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UNITED
        STATES
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
        D.C. 20549
FORM
        8-K
CURRENT
        REPORT
Pursuant
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Date
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July
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Raytech
        Corporation
(Exact
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Delaware
1-9298
06-1182033
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                  or other jurisdiction
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(IRS
                  Employer
of
                  incorporation)
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                  Number)
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Suite
                  295, Four Corporate Drive, Shelton, CT
06484
(Address
                  of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                  Code)
203-925-8021
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Item
        8.01 Other Events
On
        July
        7, 2005, Raytech Corporation announced
that
The
        Raytech Corporation Asbestos Personal Injury Trust ("Trust"), its largest
        shareholder, announced that the Trust intends to undertake a going private
        transaction of Raytech.
The
        text
        of the press release is attached as the exhibit to this report.
Item
        9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
        Exhibits
Exhibit
        99. Press Release of Raytech Corporation dated July 7, 2005.
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.
Raytech
        Corporation
(Registrant)
Date
        July
        7, 2005
(Signature)*
/s/ John B. Devlin___________________
John
        B.
        Devlin, Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
*Print
        name and title of the signing officer under his signature.