Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  333-17979,  333-38891,  333-59177,  333-42054,
333-56736, 333-69264, 333-69266,  333-101835,  333-106051,  333-141192) and Form
S-3 (Nos. 333-38893,  333-133263,  333-140766) of C&D Technologies,  Inc. of our
report  dated April 16, 2007  relating to the  financial  statements,  financial
statement  schedule,  management's  assessment of the  effectiveness of internal
control over financial  reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 16, 2007