Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our  report  dated  April  10,  2006  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 C&D
Technologies,  Inc.'s  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31,
2006. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 10, 2006