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                          UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, DC 20549

                           Schedule 13G

            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     (Amendment No.       )*
          

                  Strattec Security Corporation   
                         (Name of Issuer)

             Common Stock,Par Value $ .01 per share   
                  (Title of Class of Securities)

                            863111100        
                          (CUSIP Number)
     
     
     
     
     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with
     this statement [X].  (A fee is not required only if the
     filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
     reporting beneficial ownership of more than five
     percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
     and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
     reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less
     of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)
     
     * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out
     for a reporting person's initial filing on this form
     with respect to the subject class of securities, and
     for any subsequent amendment containing information
     which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior
     cover page.
     
     The information required in the remainder of this cover
     page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose
     of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
     ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
     section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
     provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
     
     
     
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CUSIP NO.   863111100   

(1)  Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
     Nos. of Above Persons:

     First Union Corporation            56-0898180

(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
     Instructions)
     (a)                 [ ]
     (b)                 [ ]

(3)  SEC Use Only

(4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization:

     North Carolina


Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
with:
(5)  Sole Voting Power             344,568  
(6)  Shared Voting Power            20,000  
(7)  Sole Dispositive Power           344,000  
(8)  Shared Dispositive Power          20,133  
      
(9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
     Person

     364,568

(10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes Certain
     Shares (See Instructions)

     [ ]

(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

     6.299 % (based on   5,787,900   shares outstanding on
              12/31/96)

(12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

          First Union Corporation (HC)

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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

         Strattec Security Corporation

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

         3333 West Good Hope Road
         Milwaukee, WI  53209
     
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

         First Union Corporation

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:

         One First Union Center
         Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0137

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

         North Carolina

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

         Common Stock, Par Value $ .01 per share

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

         863111100 

Item 3      If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),
            or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

            (g)[X]Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 
            section 240.13d-1(b) (ii) (G)

Item 4      Ownership.

            (a)Amount Beneficially Owned:          364,568       
            (b)Percent of Class:                    6.299% 
            Number of shares as to which such person has:
            (i)sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                344,568  
            (ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                 20,000  
            (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the
              disposition of    344,000  
            (iv)shared power to dispose or to direct the
              disposition of     20,133  

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Item 5      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.


Item 6      Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of
            Another Person.

            Not applicable

Item 7      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
            Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
            Parent Holding Company.

            Evergreen Asset Management Group(IA)   22-3299711

            First Union Corporation is filing this schedule
            pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) as indicated under
            Item 3(g).  The relevant subsidiaries are Evergreen
            Asset Management Group (IA), Lieber and Company (IA),
            First Union National Bank of Florida (BK), First Union
            National Bank (BK), and First Union Bank of Connecticut
            (BK).  Evergreen Asset Management Group and Lieber and
            Company are investment advisors for mutual funds and
            other clients; the securities reported by these
            subsidiaries are beneficially owned by such mutual
            funds or other clients.  The other First Union entities
            listed above hold the securities reported in a
            fiduciary capacity for their respective customers.


Item 8      Identification and Classification of Members of the
            Group.

            Not applicable

Item 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group.

            Not applicable

Item 10   Certification.

            By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my
            knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
            were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
            were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
            the effect of changing or influencing the control of
            the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
            connection with or as a participant in any transaction
                        having such purposes or effect.


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Signature.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

FIRST UNION CORPORATION 

February 3, 1997  
Date 



                                                                 
Signature

Dorothy F. Crowe,  Assistant Vice President & Compliance Officer