FORM 3
                     UNITED STATES
          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          _____________________
                 WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549             |    OMB APPROVAL     |
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                  INITIAL STATEMENT OF               |OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104|
           BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES        |EXPIRES:             |
                                                     |   DECEMBER 31, 2001 |
       Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the        |ESTIMATED AVERAGE    |
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934,            |BURDEN HOURS         |
        Section 17(a) of the Public Utility          |PER RESPONSE..... 0.5|
          Holding Company Act of 1935                |_____________________|
       or Section 30(f) of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940
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 1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*

       Cancio                        Luis                         A.
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        (Last)                      (First)                    (Middle)

       c/o Rayovac Corporation, 5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 817
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                                   (Street)

       Miami                        Florida                      33126
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        (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

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 2.  Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

                August 1, 1999
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 3.  I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
     (voluntary)
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 4.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

                       Rayovac Corporation (ROV)
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 5.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
     ( ) Director
     ( ) 10% Owner
     (X) Officer (give title below)
     ( ) Other (specify below)

      Senior Vice President and General Manager,
      Rayovac Latin America
      _____________________________________
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 6.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

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 7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
     _X_Form filed by One Reporting Person
     ___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)

               Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

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 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)

               3,000 shares
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 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)(Instr. 5)

               Direct
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 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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 Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of securities
            beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 *  If the form is filed by more than on reporting person,
    see Instruction  5(b)(v)

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 TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)

             Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
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 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

                (1)                                          (2)
      ________________________                  _________________________
          Date Exercisable                            Expiration Date
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 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)

         Common Stock, par
         value $.01 per share                            100,000
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                Title                          Amount or Number of Shares
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 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

                         $20.9375 per share
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 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct(D) or Indirect(I)
    (Instr. 5)
                             Direct
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 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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    EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES:

 (1)  Options to purchase 50,000 shares become exercisable at a rate of 25%
      per year over a four year period and options to purchase an additional
      50,000 shares become exercisable on September 30, 2009, with accelerated
      vesting over the next five fiscal years based upon the Company's
      achievement of certain financial performance goals.  All outstanding
      options will become fully exercisable in the event of a change of
      control of the Company.

 (2)  Options to purchase 50,000 shares will terminate upon the earliest of
      (i) a change of control of the Company; (ii) the effective date of any
      public offering of shares registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
      subject to certain conditions; or (iii) September 30, 2009.  Options to
      purchase an additional 50,000 shares will terminate upon the earliest of
      (i) a sale of the Company; (ii) the effective date of any public
      offering of shares registered under the Securities Act of 1933, subject
      to certain conditions; or (iii) October 10, 2009.




       /s/  Luis A. Cancio                               12/8/99
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    **  SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON                      DATE


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        CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 AND 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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   CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM
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