Dahle PowerTEC 707 PS High Security Paper Shredder w/Automatic Oiler, Chain Driven Motor, NSA/CSS 02-01, Security Level P-7, 11 Sheet Max, 5+ Users

The Dahle PowerTEC 707 PS is a floor-standing P-7 high security shredder that reduces paper to 1 x 5 mm particles and appears by name on the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List for paper shredders with a High volume rating. What sets it apart from the rest of the PowerTEC 700 range is that it is paper only: the entire 16-inch throat and the full 53-gallon bin are dedicated to documents, with no optical media slot stealing feed width or waste capacity. If your destruction policy is written around classified or top-secret paper and nothing else, this is the model in the family that gives you the most paper throughput per square foot.

Practically, the 707 PS is the easiest machine of its class to install. It runs on 115 V, so there is no three-phase supply to commission, and at 320 lb on rolling casters it can be positioned inside a secure room rather than parked wherever the power happens to be. The running costs are lubricant for the automatic oiler and the eventual replacement of cutting cylinders, which Dahle warrants for one year against two years on the machine itself. Sheet capacity of 11 pages sounds modest next to an office shredder, but that is what P-7 costs everywhere - no manufacturer beats the physics.

Key Features

• A throat that actually fits a stack. At 16 inches the feed opening is wider than the 9-inch throat on the 727 CS and 747 CS. Letter and legal sheets go in without folding, and folders can be fed lengthwise.
• 1 x 5 mm particles, NSA listed. The cutting head produces 5 mm2 particles - the maximum size permitted by NSA/CSS 02-01 - and the 707 PS itself is named on the current NSA/CSS EPL rather than merely meeting the particle spec.
• Automatic EvenFlow Lubricator®. High security heads need constant oil. The onboard lubricator meters oil across the cutting cylinders continuously so nobody has to remember a maintenance interval.
• Chain-driven 3.5 HP continuous-duty motor. Chain drive rather than belt drive means no slip under load, and the motor is thermally protected and rated for continuous running rather than short bursts.
• 53-gallon bin on a 115 V circuit. A machine of this class often needs 220 V. The 707 PS runs on an ordinary 115 V outlet, which matters when the secure room was never wired for three-phase.
• Automatic jam protection and self-cleaning mode. The controller reverses and re-feeds on an overload, and a self-cleaning cycle clears residue from the head between jobs.

Specifications

What's in the Box

The 707 PS ships as a complete floor-standing cabinet on casters with the cutting head, automatic lubricator and waste bin fitted. Dahle does not publish a bag part number for this model and waste bags are not included - order liners sized for a 53-gallon bin separately, or run the bin unlined and tip it. Lubricant for the EvenFlow Lubricator® is a consumable and will need reordering.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Buy the 707 PS if your requirement is high-volume top-secret paper destruction on a standard 115 V circuit, and you want the widest feed opening available at P-7. It suits a records room, a SCIF, or a government mailroom where documents are the only medium being destroyed.

Do not buy it if you also need to destroy CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray discs. Dahle's combined PowerTEC brochure is ambiguous about optical media on this model, and there is no separate media feed. The 727 CS adds a dedicated 5-inch optical slot and its own 20-gallon media bin while keeping the same P-7 paper cut, and the 747 CS goes further with an O-6 optical cut that NSA lists for CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray. If you only shred a few folders a week, P-7 is over-specified and expensive to own - a P-4 office machine will cost a fraction of this.