Ledah shredder XC 1000 overload light on - Royal Office Equipment & Supplies

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Most likely the cutters are still stuffed with paper shreds and needs to be dismantled and cleaned

1. make sure your waste bin is regularly emptied.
2. This is a cross-cut shredder...make sure you regularly "oil" the unit with shredder oil.
3. If the overload light will not go off at all,... then you have either a PCB or Motor problem...would suggest you contact Royal at 1-800-524-0799 for parts assistance.

You say it runs in reverse...does it seem to run slowly??? Have you ever "oiled" the machine.???
This is a x-cut shredder and must be oiled...get some "shredder oil " and try pouring some of the oil across the cutting blades and running the machine in reverse. See if it seems to pick-up some speed after the oil in tried. Then see if it will run in the fwd direction for you.

Try running the machine in reverse and putting some shredder oil onto the cutting blades to loosen things up. Then try running the machine in the forward direction but hold the paper in the eyes but dont let it go into the shredding blades...see if it runs forward.!
If it will do this then slowly try paper 1 sheet at a time..but put some shredder oil onto the sheets of paper you are shredding.
If the overload light still comes on without even letting you shred 1 sheet of paper then you likely have another problem...maybe the motor or pcb..you can contact Royal at 1-800-524-0799 for parts assistance.

Unplug immediately and wait 20 mins to see if motor will "cool-down"...when plugged back in hopefully the Overload light will be OFF....unless you have it completely jammed up in which case try running it in reverse if the overload light is OFF.
If the overload light wont go out you may need pcb...contact Royal at 1-800-524-0799 for further parts assistance.

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Try pouring some shredder oil into the cutting blades where you insert the paper then run the unit in reverse for a while. Then put some of the shredder oil onto a sheet of paper and try shredding the sheet of paper. Some lubrication on a x-cut shredder does not hurt.

Pour some shredder oil in the throat where you normally insert the paper...put some shredder oil directly onto 1 sheet of paper and try shredding 1 sheet. If it wont even shred 1 sheet I would ask is the shredder running???