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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(i)
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 5, 1998
(except with respect to the matter discussed in Note 17, as to which the date is
February 17, 1998), included in SPX Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997, and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part
of this registration statement.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
   
September 1, 1998
    
