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Roy Smith
February 4, 2025
Fellows POWERSHRED C-480 with door closed the switch will run in reverse but will not turn on when in forward position. What is the cause and solution?
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Mr. Anderson
February 10, 2025
The Fellowes POWERSHRED 480 will not run forward unless the jammed material has been completely removed from the throat. The solution is to:
1. Spray special cutting block oil onto the cutting system. 2. Remove excess paper from the cutting system. 3. Run the cutting system forward and backward several times without feeding paper. 4. Shred in smaller quantities to avoid further jams.
Once the jammed material is fully cleared, the shredder should operate normally in the forward position.
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Roy Smith
February 12, 2025
@Mr. Anderson Thanks for the answer, but the POWERSHRED 480 did not jam when paper was being fed through it and stop working. I checked the paper path first and removed the little pieces of paper in the paper path. The unit has power, the motor is fine as it will run in reverse, and there is nothing jaming the paper path. The unit will not run in the forward direction nor will it shred paper.
36 1/4" x 23 1/2" x 18 1/2" (921 x 597 x 470 mm) 128 lbs (58 kg) 39.1 gallons (148 liters) In Idle 56 dB Under load 62 dB strip cuts and 70 dB cross cuts 480-2HS Model 480-2HS High Security Cross Cut 1/25" x 1/5"...
4. Supplies – Bags for cut material (Packed in dispenser carton, 50 or 100 bags to a roll depending on size. Contact Fellowes or your local Fellowes dealer for the stock number of the bag that fits your machine.) –...
• Return switch to pos. 1 and continue shredding in smaller quantities so as not to jam the machine further Note: will not run The 480-2HS unless the jammed material has been completely removed from the throat Edition 01/03 Paper shredder...
320-2HS, 420-2HS and 480-2HS. Fellowes warrants all other parts of the machine to be free of defects in material and workmanship for 2 years from the date of purchase by the original consumer (applies to all models covered in this manual).
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Do you have a question about the POWERSHRED 480 and is the answer not in the manual?
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Fellows POWERSHRED C-480 with door closed the switch will run in reverse but will not turn on when in forward position. What is the cause and solution?
The Fellowes POWERSHRED 480 will not run forward unless the jammed material has been completely removed from the throat. The solution is to:
1. Spray special cutting block oil onto the cutting system.
2. Remove excess paper from the cutting system.
3. Run the cutting system forward and backward several times without feeding paper.
4. Shred in smaller quantities to avoid further jams.
Once the jammed material is fully cleared, the shredder should operate normally in the forward position.
This answer is automatically generated
@Mr. Anderson Thanks for the answer, but the POWERSHRED 480 did not jam when paper was being fed through it and stop working. I checked the paper path first and removed the little pieces of paper in the paper path. The unit has power, the motor is fine as it will run in reverse, and there is nothing jaming the paper path. The unit will not run in the forward direction nor will it shred paper.