KOBRA 240.1 C2

The KOBRA 240.1 C2 is the P-5 model in the 240.1 range and the highest security machine on that chassis. It cuts a 1.9 x 15 mm particle — about 28.5 mm², comfortably inside the 30 mm² ceiling DIN 66399 sets for P-5 — and it is the only 240.1 that pairs that level with a built-in automatic oiling system, which is what makes a micro-cut head survivable as a shared office machine. Capacity is 12 sheets per pass. That is the honest cost of the particle size, and it is the number to plan around.

Key Features

• P-5 micro cut. 1.9 x 15 mm particles, rated P-5 T-5 E-4 F-2 under ISO/IEC 21964 (DIN 66399). KOBRA's USA datasheet expresses the same cut as 3/32 x 5/8 inch. This is the level normally specified for HR files, medical records and legal material.
• Built-in automatic oiling system. Micro-cut heads must be lubricated or they lose capacity and eventually seize. The 240.1 C2 oils itself, which removes the single most-neglected maintenance task in any office. The strip-cut 240.1 S4 and S5 have no oiler because they do not need one.
• Automatic reverse on jamming. The 240.1 chassis backs the cutting head out automatically when it detects an overload, rather than waiting for someone to find the reverse switch.
• Energy Smart System with 8-second standby. KOBRA's datasheet specifies that standby engages just eight seconds after the machine stops working, which on a shared machine idling most of the day is where the energy saving actually comes from.
• Larger 10.5 gallon cabinet on casters. The 240.1 chassis is bigger than the 240: a 10.5 gallon bin instead of 9.5, mounted on casters so the machine can be rolled between desks.
• Safety stop on open door or full bin. The cutting head stops when the cabinet door is opened and when the bin is reported full, which on a P-5 machine matters because overfilling is what causes most jams.
• Cards and film, but not discs. Rated for paper, credit cards, smart cards and film. There is no optical media rating on the C2.

Specifications

What's in the Box

The machine ships assembled: cutting head, cabinet on casters and the 10.5 gallon waste bin, with power cord and manual. The automatic oiling system is built in and delivered with the unit. KOBRA's datasheet does not list a starter bottle of shredder oil or a supply of bags among the packed contents, so budget for both separately if you want spares on the shelf from day one.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Pick the 240.1 C2 when a policy names P-5, or when you are destroying material that would be genuinely damaging if reconstructed — personnel files, medical notes, client financial records. The automatic oiler is the reason this is a practical departmental machine rather than a maintenance liability, and the 10.5 gallon bin and casters suit a machine that lives in a copy room.

Twelve sheets per pass is the trade. If your department shreds by the archive box, that will feel slow, and the KOBRA 240.1 C4 at P-4 with up to 17 sheets is the sensible compromise — a 3.5 x 30 mm particle is still cross-cut destruction and it also handles CDs and DVDs, which the C2 does not.

Do not buy the C2 if you need optical media destroyed: paper, cards and film only. Do not buy it if you need P-6 or higher — that is the KOBRA 240 HS with its 0.8 x 9.5 mm cut, at five or six sheets a pass. And do not buy it purely because it is the most secure model on the shelf; if you are shredding routine office paper, a strip-cut KOBRA 240.1 S5 will do the same job three times faster.