M12, 600 MCM Cable Cutter Kit
Features
- Auto release lever: provides the ability to cut, reload and quickly repeat
- Outstanding run-time: REDLITHIUM, technology deliver up to 150 cut of 500 mm Cu per charge
- Superior cut quality: Milwaukee designed blade geometry delivers a flat, round and installation ready cut
- Compact front end with open jaws: go straight to the cable in panels without long handles, looping or ratcheting
- Built-in LED light: illuminates work area in boxes
- 2 Speed gear box: delivers power for large cable, and speed for more frequent size
- 600 MCM Cu/750 MCM amp capacity: powerful jaws cut effortlessly through large cable
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Product Type:
- Cable Cutter
- Department:
- Electrical
Milwaukee 2472-21XC – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What size cable can the Milwaukee 2472-21XC M12 cable cutter actually cut?
Jaw capacity on the 2472-21XC is 600 MCM copper and 750 MCM aluminum. That covers feeder and service conductors in most commercial panels. Anything above those numbers needs a larger-capacity cutter, and this tool is for cable, not for hardened materials like ACSR or guy wire.
2) Can I get a Milwaukee 2472-21XC cutter into a panel without pulling the cable out first?
That is what the tool is built around. The 2472-21XC has a compact front end with open jaws, so you go straight to the cable inside the panel instead of looping it out, feeding it into a closed jaw, or working a long-handled ratcheting cutter in a tight enclosure. A built-in LED lights the inside of the box while you line up the cut.
3) Does a battery-powered cable cutter leave a clean enough end to terminate right away?
Milwaukee's blade geometry on the 2472-21XC is cut to leave a flat, round, installation ready end, so the conductor goes straight into a lug or connector without reworking a crushed or oval end. That is the practical difference between a shearing cutter and a bolt-cutter style tool, which deforms the conductor and forces you to dress it.
4) How many cuts will the Milwaukee M12 600 MCM cutter make on one battery?
Up to 150 cuts of 500 mm copper per charge with REDLITHIUM. For a crew doing a day of terminations that generally means the battery is not the thing pacing the work. Cutting at the top of the capacity range will pull that number down.
5) Why does the 2472-21XC have two speeds, and which one do I use?
The two-speed gearbox splits the job: the low gear delivers the power for large cable near the 600 MCM copper ceiling, the high gear runs faster for the smaller sizes you cut more often. You are not trading speed for capacity on every cut, you pick the gear for the conductor in front of you.
6) Will the 2472-21XC run on the M12 batteries I already own?
The 2472-21XC is an M12 tool, so it runs on the same M12 REDLITHIUM packs as the rest of Milwaukee's 12V line. If you are already carrying M12 on the truck, the batteries and charger cross over.
7) Do I have to reset the jaws by hand between cuts on the Milwaukee 2472-21XC?
No. An auto release lever opens the jaws so you cut, reload and repeat without manually retracting the blade each time. On a panel where you are cutting a run of conductors back to back, that is the feature that decides how long the job takes.
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Does the Milwaukee 2472-21XC come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The Milwaukee 2472-21XC is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty.
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