What is Thermal Overload Protection?
Thermal Overload Protection is a feature in some shredders that helps to prevent the shredder from overheating. Most shredders cannot shred continuously, and require a certain amount of time for the motor to cool off before beginning another shredding cycle. Thermal overload protection protects your shredder and prevents the motor from burning out. This feature will shut down the shredder and force the cool down period. How long should I allow for my shredder to cool down. When shredding, we do recommend letting the shredder cool down for the recommended cool down period. This varies between shredder makes and models. The shorter the cool down time, the shorter the next shredding cycle will be, since the motor may not have cooled completely. If the recommended cool down time is 15 minutes, you would just need to wait 15 minutes before shredding again. You should bare this in mind when deciding on a shredder to meet your needs.
