Exhibit 23

                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants

        As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
    incorporation by reference of our reports dated October 31, 1997 (except
    with respect to the matter discussed in Note 13 as to which the date is
    November 19, 1997), included in or incorporated by reference into Thermo
    Power Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
    September 27, 1997, into the Company's previously filed Registration
    Statements as follows:  Registration Statement No. 33-19061 on Form S-8,
    Registration Statement No. 33-19062 on Form S-8, Registration Statement
    No. 33-25051 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-52814 on Form
    S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-87674 on Form S-8, Registration
    Statement No. 33-87686 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-87692
    on Form S-8, and Registration Statement No. 33-65273 on Form S-8.

                                                Arthur Andersen LLP

    Boston, Massachusetts
    December 4, 1997