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My boss has a shredder that will not run unless the bin is exactly centered in the bottom of the unit. There is a safety switch inside there, and a magnet to activate it. Make sure nothing is interfering with the bin or the shredder fitting together. On other units, there is a slot that must match up with the shredder. It will only work one way. See of the shredder will turn around and put it on the bin the other way.
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Try to use the reverse action of the shredder. This runs the shredder blades in reverse and sometime CLEARS the left over shredded material that can cause a malfunction. Careful...watch your fingers as the blades are sharp and they can injure you. Never place your hands or garments near the open blades when it is plugged in.
Check also that the small switch is free and clear of derbies. When the cutting gears are in place on the container box, the small actuator switch is free to turn on or off until the shredding box is full. Once the box is full of shredded material the switch will turn off (a safety provision) and you must empty the container before it will operated again.
It is possible that a small shred of paper is lodged at the sensor underneath the cutting blade.
1
Unplug the paper shredder. Empty
the shreds from the collection bin. Pull as much stuck material as
possible from the top and bottom of the shredder blades with pliers or use canned air and blow the edges of the blades.
2
Place the paper shredder back on
the collection bin base and plug the shredder back in. Rock the
shredding direction back and forth between forward and reverse.
3 Make two passes across the
cutting blades while drizzling synthetic shredder oil. Switch the
direction to forward to run continuously for one minute.
4
Lower two sheets of clean paper
into the shredder. The paper removes excess oil, metal fragments and
debris from the cutting blades. Blast the blades with compressed air when you notice a build-up of small paper scraps that may cause a jam.
Try removing the shredder head from the bin and look for scrap of paper jamming up the blades.
Run it open, laid on its back.
Check visually for bent cutting blades.
Are the two shafts (with mounted blades) parallel?
A shaft may have come loose inside head assembly.
Some shredders aren't designed to shred anything more than paper. Credit cards, staples, paper clips and the like could have jammed it up. Try running the shredder in reverse and oiling the blades. More help with paper shredder oil here: http://hubpages.com/hub/Paper-Shredder-Oil
If you can't get the paper shredder up and running, it looks like you might have to pick up a new paper shredder. Paper shredders can be pretty cheap though, great guide to cheap paper shredders here: http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Paper-Shredders
If you can't get the paper shredder back to good condition it looks like you might have to get a new paper shredder. Great place to learn about new paper shredders here: http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Paper-Shredders
I work with Fellowes machines so I am not familiar with this brand but it sounds like an issue similar to our safety interlock which tells the machine the bin is in place and ready for shredding you may have to contact manufacturer about this unless someone else here knows if your unit has a switch similar to this.
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