1 [SPX Letterhead] August 7, 2001 VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0404 Attention: Peggy Fisher, Esq. Assistant Director Re: SPX Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed April 16, 2001 File No. 333-59050 Dear Ms. Fisher: SPX Corporation (the "Company"), hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 477 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to withdraw from registration the registration statement on Form S-4, including all exhibits thereto (the "Registration Statement") (Registration Statement No. 333-59050), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on April 16, 2001. The Registration Statement is being withdrawn because the proposed transaction to which it relates has been terminated. No sales of the securities have been or will be made pursuant to the Registration Statement. If you have any questions regarding this request for withdrawal, please contact Troy M. Calkins of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, counsel for the Company, at (202) 408-7139. Please provide Mr. Calkins a facsimile copy of the order consenting to the withdrawal of the Registration Statement as soon as it is available at (202) 289-1504. Very truly yours, /s/ Christopher J. Kearney Christopher J. Kearney Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel