On 31 Aug, 10:37, "Jeff Layman" wrote:
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On 30 Aug, 19:57, Gordon H
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I did some severe pruning today of a large Freesia shrub which was
becoming aggressive towards me...

Halfway through shredding the off-cuts my shredder started making
interesting noises that I could hear even through the ear defenders, and
soon there was smoke. * After dismantling and cleaning it, only a hum
could be heard, and it will have to be dumped.

Glancing through B & Q offerings, they all look rather plastic compared
with the sturdy B & Decker which has served me for about 20 years, in
spite of being left outdoors much of that time.

Any recommendations for electric shredders please? * * I am not entirely
sure whether the "silent" ones are effective, having read a few
reviews...
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Gordon H
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The shredders you but in garden centres are crap. *I have a "ALKO"
commercial one with a 3500watt motor. Had it for years.

Somewhat OT, but it's interesting that you have been successfully using a
3500w device for years without problem. This equates to just over 15 amps
(never mind any surges when you stuff in a particularly thick branch!) and
the 13A plug fuse and supply box fuse/power breaker don't complain.

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These big induction motors are fitted with a soft start device that
limits the starting current nowadays. If the motor is overloaded, it
instantly reverses on this machine. Obviously most of the time it's
running on a much lighter load.
In days of yore you couldn't connect much more than 1500w motor via a
plug as direct on line the start current would be nearly double the
run current.