Recip Saw Guide

Fit and handling

Full-size or one-handed: choose the saw format

A compact one-handed saw and a two-handed reciprocating saw have different grip and handling arrangements. “Compact” can also describe a smaller two-handed body, so check the exact format rather than relying on that word alone.

Consider the work position, material, blade, power supply and the operating instructions. A pivoting shoe, orbital mode and tool-free blade change serve different jobs. A tool-only package needs compatible power equipment; a kit's battery and charger must be checked individually.

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Which saw grip and format do you need? — Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models

The current matcher returns 97 reviewed full-size two-handed configurations, including separate RIDGID R8647B tool-only and R8647KN 4.0 Ah kit records built around the same brushless R8647 saw, plus corded R30022.

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Which saw grip and format do you need? — Compact, one-handed saw

The current compact one-handed set now includes RIDGID RNKSRS01B, a distinct tool-only RNKSRS01 NUKE package with a wood blade and no battery or charger.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models? — Current models only

With earlier models excluded, the matcher returns 130 current-reference configurations, including the RNKSRS01B tool-only NUKE saw.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models? — Also include earlier or discontinued models

With earlier models included, the matcher returns 150 reviewed configurations, including current RNKSRS01B and the separately assessed earlier records.

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Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb)

Hilti’s listed tool weights enter the 3–15 lb half-pound finder only on their documented saw-only basis

Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.5

At a selected maximum of 4.5 lb with earlier models included, 21 configurations match, including the two SR 2-A12 B 12 packages at 4.0 lb saw-only.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 5.0

At a 5 lb tool-weight ceiling with earlier models included, 23 configurations match; R8647B and R8647KN remain excluded because their exact 6.710 lb Product Weight has no stated basis and establishes neither bare-saw weight.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 6.5

At a 6.5 lb ceiling with earlier models included, 27 configurations match; both SR 2-A12 configurations at 4.0 lb saw-only join the assessed compact and full-size sets.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7

At a 7 lb ceiling with earlier models included, 31 configurations match, including both 4.0 lb Hilti SR 2-A12 B 12 configurations.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7.5

At 7.5 lb, 43 earlier-inclusive configurations match; Hilti WSR 1000 at 7.28 lb first crosses the half-pound threshold above 7 lb.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 8

At 8 lb, 47 earlier-inclusive configurations match; Hilti WSR 1000 is 7.28 lb on its manual, rounded to 7.3 lb on the U.S. page.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 8.5

At 8.5 lb, 47 earlier-inclusive configurations match, including WSR 1000 at 7.28 lb and the two SR 2-A12 packages at 4.0 lb saw-only.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 9

At 9 lb, 51 earlier-inclusive configurations match, including the Hilti WSR 1000 and the two SR 2-A12 configurations.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3.5

At a 3.5 lb bare-tool ceiling with earlier models included, eight configurations match: the two P2503BTL/P2530 packages, M12 2520-21XC, and the three SKIL RS582801, RS582802 and RS5828A-11 package variants.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.0

At 4 lb, 15 earlier-inclusive configurations match, including SR 2-A12 body 2198939 and kit 3603987; the 4.0 lb manual figure excludes neither.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3

At the lowest supported 3 lb ceiling, four configurations match on known saw-only weight: P2503BTL, P2530, Bosch PS60-102 and PS60N.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 11

At 11 lb, 53 earlier-inclusive configurations match, including both 10.6 lb Hilti SR 30 package records and WSR 1000.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 11.5

At 11.5 lb, 54 earlier-inclusive configurations match, including SR 30 packages 2228923 and 3692707 at 10.6 lb and WSR 1000 at 7.28 lb.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 6

At 6 lb, 24 earlier-inclusive configurations match, including the two SR 2-A12 package records at 4.0 lb saw-only.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 5.5

At 5.5 lb, 23 earlier-inclusive configurations match, including the SR 2-A12 body and kit at 4.0 lb saw-only.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 6.0

At a 6 lb cap, 24 earlier-inclusive configurations match, adding both 4.0 lb Hilti SR 2-A12 configurations.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.0

The separate R8648 page's 3.9 lb Product Weight is likewise unqualified, so neither R8648 variant qualifies at 4.0 lb either.

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Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; Do you require selectable orbital action?: Yes, it is essential

RIDGID R3031 is the one currently reviewed compact one-handed model with selectable orbital action documented; its exact manual restricts orbital mode with metal-cutting blades.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 8.5

At an 8.5 lb published tool-weight ceiling with earlier models included and full-size operation required, 34 reviewed configurations match, including Hilti WSR 1000 at 7.28 lb.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 8

At an 8 lb published tool-weight ceiling with earlier models included and full-size operation required, 34 reviewed configurations match, including Hilti WSR 1000 at 7.28 lb.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 9

At a 9 lb published tool-only product-weight ceiling with earlier models included and full-size operation required, 38 reviewed configurations match, including WSR 1000 at 7.28 lb.

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Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery

The current matcher returns seventy-six full-size cordless configurations, including R8647B and R8647KN as separate RIDGID 18V package records built around the R8647 saw.

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Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Corded mains power; Do you require a tool-free blade change?: Yes, it is essential; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7

At 7 lb, this current full-size, corded, tool-free-clamp intersection has one match: Bosch RS325, whose exact page lists 7 lb.

The current reviewed set has no four-way match at 7 lb: the JR3050TZ and JR3051T each publish 7.3 lb net/tool weight, SKIL 9216-01 is 7.2 lb, and the 9206-02's bare-tool weight remains disputed.

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Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Corded mains power; Do you require a tool-free blade change?: Yes, it is essential; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7.5

At a 7.5 lb ceiling, five current full-size corded saws meet the documented tool-free-clamp and weight requirements: Bosch RS325, Makita JR3050TZ/JR3051T, SKIL 9216-01 and Hilti WSR 1000 at 7.28 lb.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: DEWALT 20V MAX; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.5

At a 4.5 lb bare-tool cap, no current DEWALT 20V MAX two-handed record qualifies;

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: DEWALT 20V MAX; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 5.0

At a 5 lb cap, the current DEWALT 20V MAX two-handed matches are tool-only DCS367B and kit DCS367P1;

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Is a particular battery platform essential?: RYOBI 18V ONE+; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3.5

For compact RYOBI ONE+ at a 3.5 lb bare-tool ceiling, two packages match: P2503BTL and P2530 share the documented 2.6 lb pruning saw.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Is a particular battery platform essential?: RYOBI 18V ONE+; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.0

At 4 lb with compact RYOBI ONE+ still required, four packages match: P2503BTL and P2530 use the 2.6 lb saw; PSBRS02B and PSBRS02K1 use the 3.95 lb PSBRS02 saw.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Hilti Nuron; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7

With a current-only full-size Hilti Nuron requirement and a 7 lb bare-tool cap, SR 6-22 matches at 6.8 lb; SR 10-22 at 7.1 lb and compact SR 4-22 do not.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Hilti Nuron; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7.5

Raising that same Hilti full-size bare-tool ceiling to 7.5 lb admits SR 10-22 at 7.1 lb beside the lighter SR 6-22 at 6.8 lb; SR 4-22 remains a compact-format model.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Milwaukee M12; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3

For compact M12 operation at a 3 lb maximum, no reviewed candidate has both the documented platform and a known saw weight at or below the limit; 2520-21XC is 3.2 lb without its battery, and the other two M12 weights are unknown.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Milwaukee M12; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3.5

At 3.5 lb, the compact M12 intersection is only 2520-21XC: its card explicitly labels the 3.2 lb number as weight excluding battery, while 2520-20 and 2420-20 remain unqualified because their bare-tool weights are unknown.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Milwaukee M18

With earlier models included, the full-size cordless M18 set has ten assessed configurations; neither M28 0719 record belongs in that set because the shared maker name does not make battery platforms interchangeable.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Must the package include a battery?: Yes, a battery must be included; Must the package include a charger?: Yes, a charger must be included

With earlier models included, forty-seven full-size cordless packages list both battery and charger; R8647KN qualifies as a kit, but R8647B is excluded.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3.0

At a 3 lb maximum in the current compact-cordless set, the SKIL RS5828 saw does not qualify: its 3.28 lb battery-excluded weight is above the cap.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3.5

At 3.5 lb, the compact-cordless shortlist adds all three SKIL RS5828 package SKUs by their shared 3.28 lb saw-only figure; battery weight remains outside the measurement.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Must the package include a battery?: Yes, a battery must be included; Must the package include a charger?: Yes, a charger must be included; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.0

At a 4 lb cap, six current compact cordless configurations document both supplied power components; the SR 2-A12 3603987 kit joins the five prior matches at the exact 4.0 lb saw-only boundary.

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At 4.5 lb, seven current compact cordless configurations document both supplied power components, including the Hilti SR 2-A12 3603987 kit at 4.0 lb saw-only.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Makita 18V LXT

With current-only compact one-handed format, cordless power and Makita 18V LXT all required, the only assessed match is XRJ08Z.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Makita 18V LXT; Must the package include a battery?: Yes, a battery must be included; Must the package include a charger?: Yes, a charger must be included

No currently assessed Makita LXT one-handed compact package in this library documents both a battery and charger in the box: XRJ08Z is tool-only.

No currently assessed Makita LXT one-handed compact package in this library documents both a battery and charger in the box: XRJ08Z is tool-only. This is a gap in the reviewed library, not proof that Makita has no other kit.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Makita 18V LXT; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 3.5

With current-only compact one-handed form, cordless power and Makita 18V LXT required, no assessed match meets a 3.5 lb bare-tool ceiling: XRJ08Z's exact page lists 4 lb without battery.

With current-only compact one-handed form, cordless power and Makita 18V LXT required, no assessed match meets a 3.5 lb bare-tool ceiling: XRJ08Z's exact page lists 4 lb without battery. This is a threshold result for the reviewed model, not a claim that no lighter LXT saw exists elsewhere.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Makita 18V LXT; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.0

At the next supported 4 lb ceiling, the current compact one-handed Makita LXT result is XRJ08Z, whose page states 4 lb without battery; the 5.5 lb battery-installed value is not the bare-tool figure.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: Makita 18V LXT

With current-only full-size two-handed format, cordless power and Makita 18V LXT all required, nine exact configurations match:

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Also include earlier or discontinued models; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Must the package include a battery?: Yes, a battery must be included; Must the package include a charger?: Yes, a charger must be included

With earlier models included, 16 compact cordless configurations document both an included battery and charger; RIDGID R8648K and RRS01K1 qualify, while RRS01B remains tool-only.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Compact, one-handed saw; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Must the package include a battery?: Yes, a battery must be included; Must the package include a charger?: Yes, a charger must be included

With earlier models excluded, 15 compact cordless configurations document both an included battery and charger; RIDGID R8648K and RRS01K1 qualify, while the RRS01B and R8648B bodies are tool-only.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: FLEX 24V; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4

At a 4.0 lb bare-tool ceiling with current full-size, cordless FLEX 24V saws, no assessed model qualifies. Both FX2241 configurations are documented at 4.2 lb without battery, and both FX2271 configurations are 7.4 lb without battery.

At a 4.0 lb bare-tool ceiling with current full-size, cordless FLEX 24V saws, no assessed model qualifies.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: FLEX 24V; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 4.5

At the next valid 4.5 lb setting, the two FX2241 package records qualify: tool-only FX2241-Z and the battery/charger FX2241-1A kit.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: FLEX 24V; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7

At a 7.0 lb ceiling, the FLEX set still contains only FX2241-Z and FX2241-1A; the FX2271 variants are above the limit at 7.4 lb on the standalone page, and the FXM401-2A combo page lists 7.3 lb for its saw.

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Include discontinued or earlier saw models?: Current models only; Which saw grip and format do you need?: Two-handed saw, including compact-bodied models; What power source is workable at the job?: Cordless battery; Is a particular battery platform essential?: FLEX 24V; Maximum bare-tool weight you will accept (lb): 7.5

At a 7.5 lb ceiling, all seven assessed FLEX 24V configurations qualify: FX2241-Z, FX2241-1A, FX2271-Z, FX2271-1C, FXM401-2A, FXM402-2B and FXM404-2A.

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