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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 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 the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Exide Electronics Group, Inc.
dated July 9, 1996. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
   
October 28, 1996