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Application
The KNIPEX StepCut XL Cable Shears are designed for any technician who needs to use/cut battery cable.
Origin
The smaller, original StepCut was released in 2020 and was wildly popular due to the ease in which it cut battery cables. Being only 6-1/4" in length, it couldn't handle some of the larger cables found in automotive work. KNIPEX quickly got to work creating a larger style that can be used on heavy duty, larger-diameter cables with just as much ease.
Features and benefits
- Cuts solid copper or aluminum cables up to 2 AWG, stranded cables up to 2/0 AWG, and fine-stranded cables up to 4/0 AWG.
- Dual cutting edges position cables close to the joint, and the front cutting edge is used for the gradual cutting ("nibbling") of larger cables.
- Adjustable, high-leverage bolted joints and long handles provide precise and smooth cutting.
Manufacturing/engineering specifications
Manufactured in Wuppertal, Germany. Made of high-grade special tool steel, forged, and oil-hardened. It is 9" in length and weighs .806 lbs. It can cut through CU and Al conductors 29/32", wire size up to 2/0 AWG solid stranded, and up to 4/0 AWG fine stranded cables.
