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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement Form
S-8 pertaining to the SPX Corporation 1992 Stock Compensation Plan filed on or
about July 8, 1999, of our report dated January 23, 1998, except for the "other
comprehensive income (loss)" reported in the consolidated statements of income
and comprehensive income, the reference to reclassifications in Note 1 and
Notes 3, 7 and 17 as to which date is February 15, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of SPX Corporation (formerly General Signal
Corporation) as of December 31, 1997 and for each of the two years in the
period then ended, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
July 8, 1999