Battery compatibility / Milwaukee M18 and M12
Which batteries fit Milwaukee M18 and M12 tools?
Yes within each system: Milwaukee says all M18 batteries fit M18 tools (including REDLITHIUM CP, XC, HD, HIGH OUTPUT and FORGE). M18, M12 and MX FUEL batteries are not interchangeable across systems.
What Milwaukee says
| Battery | Tools | Fits? | Milwaukee's own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| All M18 batteries (CP, XC, HD, HIGH OUTPUT, FORGE) | M18 tools | Yes | "All M18™ batteries fit M18™ tools" [source] |
| M18, M12 and MX FUEL batteries | another system's tools | No | "not interchangeable across power tool systems" [source] |
Which chargers charge them?
- 48-59-1812: M18 and M12 batteries [source]
Milwaukee M18 and M12 models on this site
Batteries: 48-11-1813, 48-11-1820, 48-11-1835, 48-11-1850, 48-11-1855, 48-11-1865, 48-11-1880, 48-11-1881, 48-11-2420, 48-11-2425, 48-11-2440, 48-11-2450, 48-11-2460. Chargers: 48-59-1802, 48-59-1808, 48-59-1812, 48-59-1815.
Tools (71):
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- 2505-22 drill driver, kit
- 2520-20 reciprocating saw, bare tool
- 2520-21XC reciprocating saw, kit
- 2526-20 oscillating multi-tool, bare tool
- 2551-20 impact driver, bare tool
- 2551-22 impact driver, kit
- 2552-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2552-22 impact wrench, kit
- 2554-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2562-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2562-21 impact wrench, kit
- 2562-22 impact wrench, kit
- 2563-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2563-22 impact wrench, kit
- 2719-20 reciprocating saw, bare tool
- 2719-21 reciprocating saw, kit
- 2720-20 reciprocating saw, bare tool
- 2720-21 reciprocating saw, kit
- 2720-22 reciprocating saw, kit
- 2730-20 circular saw, bare tool
- 2730-21 circular saw, kit
- 2730-22 circular saw, kit
- 2732-20 circular saw, bare tool
- 2732-21HD circular saw, kit
- 2761-20 impact driver, bare tool
- 2761-22 impact driver, kit
- 2767-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2767-22 impact wrench, kit
- 2804-20 hammer drill, bare tool
- 2821-20 reciprocating saw, bare tool
- 2821-21 reciprocating saw, kit
- 2821-22 reciprocating saw, kit
- 2834-20 circular saw, bare tool
- 2834-21HD circular saw, kit
- 2836-20 oscillating multi-tool, bare tool
- 2836-21 oscillating multi-tool, kit
- 2853-20 impact driver, bare tool
- 2855-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2855-22 impact wrench, kit
- 2880-20 angle grinder, bare tool
- 2880-22 angle grinder, kit
- 2903-20 drill driver, bare tool
- 2903-22 drill driver, kit
- 2904-20 hammer drill, bare tool
- 2904-22 hammer drill, kit
- 2905-20 drill driver, bare tool
- 2906-20 hammer drill, bare tool
- 2953-20 impact driver, bare tool
- 2953-22 impact driver, kit
- 2957-20 impact driver, bare tool
- 2960-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2960-22 impact wrench, kit
- 2960-22CT impact wrench, kit
- 2962-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 2962-22 impact wrench, kit
- 2967-20 impact wrench, bare tool
- 3403-20 drill driver, bare tool
- 3403-22 drill driver, kit
- 3404-20 hammer drill, bare tool
- 3404-22 hammer drill, kit
- 3453-20 impact driver, bare tool
- 3453-22 impact driver, kit
- 3497-22 hammer drill + impact kit, kit
- 3601-20 drill driver, bare tool
- 3601-21CT drill driver, kit
- 3601-22CT drill driver, kit
- 3650-20 impact driver, bare tool
- 3650-22CT impact driver, kit
- 3692-22CT drill + impact kit, kit
- 3697-22 hammer drill + impact kit, kit
Quoted from the maker's US pages on the date above; makers change their wording and add exceptions, so the tool's own manual is the final word. What ships in each kit: kit battery data.