SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MANCUSO MICHAEL J. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SPX CORPORATION 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE (Street) CHARLOTTE NC 28277 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2005	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPX CORP [ SPW ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities beneficially owned	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	C.J. Kearney, Attorney In Fact for Michael J. Mancuso	03/16/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


	The undersigned hereby appoints each of
Christopher J. Kearney, Spencer Conard and Linda
Kardos, signing singly, as his attorney-in-fact to act
for him and in his name solely to do all or any of the
following:

	1.	To execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission all statements regarding his
beneficial ownership of securities of SPX Corporation
filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934;

	2.	To execute all necessary instruments to
carry out and perform any of the powers stated above,
and to do any other acts requisite to carrying out
such powers.

	None of Christopher J. Kearney, Spencer Conard or
Linda Kardos shall incur any liability to the
undersigned for acting or refraining from acting under
this power, except for such attorney's own willful
misconduct or gross negligence.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is SPX Corporation
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

	Any reproduced copy of this signed original shall
be deemed to be an original counterpart of this Power
of Attorney.

	This Power of Attorney is governed by Delaware
law.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file statements pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the
undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of
SPX Corporation, unless earlier revoked.  This Power
of Attorney shall terminate with respect to the
attorney-in-fact upon receipt by Christopher J.
Kearney, Spencer Conard or Linda Kardos, as the case
may be, from the undersigned of a written notice of
revocation of this Power of Attorney.  The undersigned
shall have the right to revoke this Power of Attorney
at any time.


	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed
this Power of Attorney this 14th day of  March, 2005.

By:  /s/  Michael J. Mancuso
     Michael J. Mancuso









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