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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement of our reports dated October 25,
1995 (except for the matters discussed in Note 16 to the consolidated financial
statements, as to which the date is December 13, 1995) included in Exide
Electronics Group, Inc.'s Form 8-K/A dated July 9, 1996 and Form 10-K for the
year ended September 30, 1995 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.
 
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Raleigh, North Carolina,
July 10, 1996