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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1

                   SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302(A) CERTIFICATION

I, Albert A. Canosa, President and Chief Executive Officer of Raytech
Corporation (the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Raytech Corporation;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
     make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
     statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this annual report.

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the Registrant as of and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.   The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and have:

     (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
              material information relating to the Registrant, including its
              consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
              those entities, particularly during the period in which this
              annual report is being prepared;

     (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls
              and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
              date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     (c)  presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
              effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
              our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;.

5.   The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit
     committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
     equivalent functions):

     (a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
              controls which could adversely affect the Registrant's ability to
              record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
              identified for the Registrant's auditors any material weaknesses
              in internal controls; and

     (b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
              employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal
              controls; and

6.   The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
     annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls
     or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
     subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
     corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date: April 12, 2004

                                               /s/ALBERT A. CANOSA
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                                               President and
                                               Chief Executive Officer