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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Exide Electronics Group, Inc. of our
report dated March 15, 1996 relating to the combined/consolidated financial
statements of Deltec Power Systems, Inc. which appears in such Prospectus. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 11, 1996