EXHIBIT 15

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549

re:      Charter Power Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
         Registration on Forms S-8 (Registration No. 33-31978,
         No. 33-71390 and No. 33-86672)

We are  aware  that our  report  dated  June 5, 1996 on our  review  of  interim
financial  information of Charter Power Systems,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries for the
period ended April 30, 1996 and included in the  Company's  quarterly  report on
Form  10-Q for the  quarter  then  ended is  incorporated  by  reference  in the
registration statements of Charter Power Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Forms
S-8 (Registration No. 33-31978, No. 33-71390 and No. 33-86672). Pursuant to Rule
436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,  this report should not be considered a
part of the  registration  statement  prepared  or  certified  by us within  the
meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 14, 1996