SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                            Digital Power Corporation
                            -------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                           Common Stock, no par value
                           --------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   253862 10 6
                                   -----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                January 16, 2004
                                ----------------
              (Date of Event Which Requires Filing this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ]      Rule 13d-1(b)
[X]      Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ]      Rule 13d-1(d)

*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.  253862 10 6

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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                ROBERT O. SMITH
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
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2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     a   [X]
                                                                     b   [ ]
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3.   SEC USE ONLY

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4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      U.S.A.
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                                         5. SOLE VOTING POWER

        NUMBER OF                           535,500
         SHARES                          ---------------------------------------
      BENEFICIALLY                       6. SHARED VOTING POWER
          OWNED
         BY EACH                            0
        REPORTING                        ---------------------------------------
       PERSON WITH                       7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                            535,500
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                                         8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                            0
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9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     535,500
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10.  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

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11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     8.6%
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12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!






ITEM 1.  NAME AND ADDRESS OF ISSUER

         (a)      Digital Power Corporation

         (b)      41920 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538-3158

ITEM 2.  NAME, ADDRESS AND CITIZENSHIP OF PERSON FILING; CLASS OF SECURITIES AND
         CUSIP NUMBER

         (a)      Robert O. Smith

         (b)      41920 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538-3158

         (c)      U.S.A.

         (d)      Common Stock

         (e)      253862 10 6

ITEM 3.  IF  THIS  STATEMENT  IS  FILED  PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
         CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

(a)      [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

(b)      [ ] Bank is defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

(c)      [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act

(d)      [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
             Company Act

(e)      [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
             Advisers Act of 1940

(f)      [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
             provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
             1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

(g)      [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
             (Note: See Item 7)

(h)      [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)


(i)      [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
             investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
             Company Act of 1940.

(j)      [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)J).

ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP

         (a) Amount Beneficially Owned          535,500(1)

         (b) Percent of Class:                  8.6%(1)

         (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

             (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    535,500(1)
             (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:        0
             (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                   disposition of:                              535,500(1)
             (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the
                   disposition of:                                    0

(1)      Includes options to purchase 535,500 shares of Common Stock.

ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

         If this  Statement  is being  filed to report  the fact that as of the
         date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
         of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of  securities,  check the
         following: [ ]

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

         Not applicable.

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 not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transactions having that purposes or effect.





                                    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.




Date:  January 27, 2004                            /s/ Robert O. Smith
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                                                   Robert O. Smith