EXHIBIT 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
C&D TECHNOLOGIES,  INC. and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (Registration No.333-38891)
of our report dated June 4, 1999 on our audits of the  statements  of net assets
available for benefits of the C&D  Technologies  Savings Plan as of December 31,
1998 and 1997 and the related  statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits  for the years then  ended,  which  report is  included  in this Annual
Report on Form 11-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Philadelphia, PA
June 25, 1999