20 Most Recent Staples TXC122ACC Cross-Cut Shredder; 12 Sheet - Page 9 Questions & Answers

It's a tedious process to clean it out. Most auto switch shredders use either a tiny little lever or an optical sensor in the paper feed slot. Usually removing the shred head, picking all the paper out and blasting all the dust out with air will clean it up. Then run a few sheets of paper with shredder lubricant (basically clean mineral oil) to oil the blades and it should be good to go again. Just be careful cleaning that cutting head. I've donated many drops of blood to office equipment over the years.

RTM. Read the manual. If you didn't keep it, you can Google for one with your make, model and manual in the search box and you should be able to get a .pdf file of the manual which you can save to your computer. You're probably using the wrong size staples.

Staples actually sells shredder lubricant. It comes in a small squeeze bottle. You actually are lubricating the shredder teeth themselves to keep them sharp and prolonging their lifetime. You simply take a piece of paper you are about to shred, run a bead of the lubricant across the sheet and feed it into the shredder. Done!

It is the y to the x button, to the right of the EXP button. On the screen, the ^ will appear. For example, 10 y to the x 3 will equal 1 000, 10 x 10 x 10.

Is the basket under it full of paper? Most will not go on if it detects any blockage under the feeder. If that's not the issue its either a bad switch or a bad sensor.

Hello, What is the make and model of this stapler? You will have to go to the operator manual or call the tech support of the manufacturer of the stapler.

ck the switch itself , try to bypass it with direct power , sounds like it is burned out that is what happens to most shedders