Exhibit 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 9, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appear in SunSource Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 26, 2001