December 16, 1996 - Revolving Credit Note

REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BOSTON


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Boston, Massachusetts December 16, 1994


$16,800,000.00 As Amended and Restated.


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ACT Manufacturing, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with its principal executive offices at 108 Forest Avenue, Hudson, Massachusetts (the "Borrower") promises to pay to the order of The First National Bank of Boston (the "Lender"), a national banking association with offices at 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts (hereinafter, with any subsequent holder, the "Lender") at the head office of The First National Bank of Boston (which head office presently is 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts) as Agent as described below, the following:


PRINCIPAL: On the Termination Date, the Lender's ratable portion of
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the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans made or
deemed made pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement (herein, as amended
and restated effective April 6, 1995 and as amended from time to time
hereafter, the "Loan Agreement") initially executed on December 16, 1994
between the Borrower, on the one hand, and The First National Bank of
Boston (in such capacity, hereinafter the "Agent"), as agent for the
ratable benefit of The First National Bank of Boston, State Street Bank and
Trust Company, and Citizens Bank of Massachusetts and by each such Len ...