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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891839-03-000013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030722
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030724

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PALMER HARVEY J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001231777

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-03905
		FILM NUMBER:		03800786

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSCAT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000099302
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS [3825]
		IRS NUMBER:				160874418
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0327

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5853527777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRANSMATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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        <issuerName>TRANSCAT INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001231777</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PALMER HARVEY J</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
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<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeSecurity><securityTitle><value>Common Stock, $.50 par value</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-07-22</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>A</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>400</value><footnoteId id="F1"/></transactionShares><transactionValue><value>0</value></transactionValue><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>54847</value><footnoteId id="F2"/></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value/></natureOfOwnership></
ownershipNature></nonDerivativeSecurity><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Automatic grant pursuant to the Transcat, Inc. Directors' Stock Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  For awards granted after 4/1/02,  Dr. Palmer has elected to defer receipt of all of the shares credited to his participant stock account under the Directors' Stock Plan until the expiration of the deferral period, at which time the shares will be issued pursuant to the terms of his prior election.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Dr. Palmer also directly owns the following non-transferable warrants (all of which were previously reported), exercisable in cumulative increments of 1,000 shares on various dates and under various circumstances: a warrant to purchase 4,000 shares at $3.75, which warrant expires on 8/18/03; a warrant to purchase 4,000 shares at $3.0625 (to the extent the market price requirements are not met, the warrant becomes exercisable on 8/18/03 and expires on 8/17/04); a warrant to purchase 4,000 shares at $2.9062 (to 
the extent the market price requirements are not met, the warrant becomes exercisable on 8/16/04 and expires on 8/15/05); a warrant to purchase 4,000 shares at $2.00 (to the extent the market price requirements are not met, the warrant becomes exercisable on 8/22/05 and expires on 8/21/06); and a warrant to purchase 4,000 shares at $.97 (to the extent the market price requirements are not met, the warrant becomes exercisable on 8/20/06 and expires on 8/19/07).</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>Harvey J. Palmer</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-07-22</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

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