Test: Milwaukee M12 Fuel vs Brushed Bandsaw Amps

How does power consumption compare between the new Milwaukee Fuel M12 and old brushed bandsaw? (2529-20 vs 2429-20)
After carefully reviewing the footage and recording amps every second, I revise the average amps drawn to 8.4 A over 60 seconds versus 14.4 A over 40 seconds. So the Fuel is consuming about 14% more AH over the brushed model rather than 21%. Speed still comes with an efficiency hit.
Purchased new saw April 2021 and old saw December 2019.
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[@Mrblobbster]

Great little video. I’ll be getting the fuel version. I’m a sucker for speed

[@daribbz8476]

Now that’s a solid review. Good job

[@henryairconcepts2999]

Love my brushed bandsaw but that bar across the gap is annoying so I cant do deep cut

[@noneyabizz8337]

Powaaaaarr...
I know which one I'm getting

[@rwchidester]

The weight is a deal breaker for me. Is the fuel version that much different? Great video. Thanks.

[@RoomForTools]

Not by much. The Fuel is a fair bit larger, but only a bit heavier.

[@bufunga]

Great test.