We have a p600c-2 shredder and it will go in reverse, but it wont work in forwards. we have taken it apart, and we think the problem is the little switch inside. please help?

They do this when they get dirty. There is a sensor that tells when it is full, the sensor gets paper dust on it and wont work in forward.
You need to clean it real well. If that does not help then the issue is something else like sensor failure.

Yes,... for parts help call Royal at 1-800-524-0799.

same thing happened with ares my brother went to shove an envelope through the thing and it was too much, it stopped working but still worked in reverse. so i took it apart and the reason why it wont work is because by the arrow there is a little peg that sticks out and when paper passes through it it flips down like a light switch and turns on but if it breaks what is going to tell the thing to turn on. im sorry to inform you but when this happens it is toast.

If it wont go forward try cleaning the "eyes"...if that dosnt work you may have "fried " the PCB inside...contact Royal for parts assistance at 1-800-524-0799.

Your Fellowes p600c-2 shredderappears to have the same problem I had, it would run in reverse but would not shred new paper. I removed the 6 screws that are visible on the top assembly, but could not get the top assembly to come apart. There is a seventh screw hidden under one of the adhesive labels. I removed that screw and was able to disassemble the shredder. The plastic trigger mechanism that starts the shredder when paper is put in was stuck. I freed the trigger mechanism and reassembled the shredder. Now it works fine.

Never mind providing help, I fixed it myself. There is a seventh screw hidden under one of the adhesive labels. I removed that screw and was able to disassemble the shredder. The plastic trigger mechanism that starts the shredder when paper is put in was stuck. I freed the trigger mechanism and reassembled the shredder. Now it works fine.

I was able to figure out the solution for this by taking apart the shredder.

My model is a TX61B. There is a piece of plastic that is attached to an internal sensor. You can see it below the shredder slot with a flashlight. if it is sticking out, the sensor is not tripped, and the forward function stops.

To reactivate this, just put something down the slot like a thin screwdriver to push the plastic lever back, reactivating the forward function.

I could see this being caused by running too much paper in reverse mode, which I recently did.

I have a P600C-2 wastebasket - and the unit only runs in reverse. We need to put our two pieces together!

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On mine a tooth broke from a drive gear. I am trying to find somewhere where I can replace this part.