#OMNITECH SHREDDER JAM FREE AU1240XA 12#
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#OMNITECH SHREDDER JAM HOW TO OPEN UP#

Product Details The Omnitech 18-Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder is perfect for.The InfoGuard 14-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder crosscut shreds up to 14 sheets or one credit card at a time. I just love the size and design and the fact that it cross cuts (rather than just stripes) my documents, credit cards and CDs.However, in especially bad cases, the shredder may jam again when it runs in. I bought a Staples Mailmate shredder some 6 years ago while living in the US. 18-Sheet, Cross-Cut, Deskside Shredder, Shreds Credit Cards, CDs / DVDs and Staples 8 minute continuous run time Shreds 7.02 feet per minute 7 gallon wastebasket capacity Cross-Cut shred size: 0.16' x 1.69' Anti-Jam helps reduce paper jams Overheat Monitor Protection helps monitor your shredders temperature to prevent overheating 70 decibal noise level Bag. Product Details The Omnitech 18-Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder is perfect for personal, small office, medium use.

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It took some time to find out how to open up the shredder, but eventually I got the job done and the shredder worked againвЂ¦.Features of HSM Shredstar X10 Cross Cut Shredder Anti-Jam technology Reduce power consumption by 90 thanks to Energy Management Control system Shreds type.115. So I went to get a replacement. The InfoGuard can run continuously for two minutes, and its LED indicator glows green when the shredder is ready and red when it's overheated.After some heavy use last year during tax preparation, the internal fuse blew.

Omnitech Shredder Jam Free Au1240Xa 12

Be careful if you follow this instructable and only do this if you are familiar working on electronic circuits. Swingline paper shredder, 12 sheets, super cross cut, junk mail shredder, 1 user.I could have just bought a new shredder and I really was on the verge, but I really love my Mailmate.It also saves about 37 bucks (the price of a new shredder minus the circuit breaker) and it is environmental friendlier to repair than to replace.So this time IвЂ™ll show you how to open the shredder and how to replace the internal fuse with a circuit breaker.If you have other appliances including a hardwired fuse, this instructable may help getting an idea on how you can improve the affected appliance. 201.99.The fuse blew again, and getting the shredder open just consumed so much time the first time that I decided to replace the fuse with a resettable circuit breaker.Aurora jamfree au1240xa 12 sheet cross cut paper / credit card shredder. View all product Details & Specifications. Shreds credit cards, staples, and paper up to 10 sheets at 9' per minute. High-Security micro-cut shredder is designed for busy professionals.

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So I bought one being rated at 6A. Unfortunately, I couldnвЂ™t get a circuit breaker with the same rating. I used a cable with a length of about 12 inch and later shortened it to the appropriate length.You can use single conductors, but as space is sparse within the shredder head, I opted for a two-core cable which makes routing the cable through the unit easier.The wire cross section should be similar to the mains cableвЂ™s cross section as it has to carry the same current.The internal fuse is rated at 5A. As I couldnвЂ™t find a screwdriver with the appropriate length, I used a regular flat head screwdriver which was long enough and filed the size of the blade to fit the screws.The cable must be long enough to connect the main board with the circuit breaker. The gears inside the unit are lubricated with some nasty grease.If you follow this instructable anyway, you do so at your own risk.You will need the following tools and supplies for this project:Circuit breaker (5A as per PCB, anti-surge type)The screwdriver must be long enough to reach the screws which fasten the waste bin housing to the shredder top (about 6 inch, maybe a little more).The screw heads are all Phillips recessed heads. Do not wear your best clothes.

So I want to point out again that you are now working in and with the area of your unit where you could possibly cut yourself at the shredder blades or that you run the risk of an electrical shock if you are not familiar handling electronics. This way you ensure that it sits tight to the shredder top once you reassemble the unit.Up until now, nothing really dangerous or harmful could happen.In this step you will open the shredder itself. It is fixed to the shredder top utilizing double sided adhesive tape.On my unit, the tape did still stick well enough in the end so that I didnвЂ™t have to replace it (again, depending on the age of your unit, it may be necessary to replace the tape).After loosening the front panel, you can just lift off the shredder top.If the stainless steel plated front panel got bent too far while prying it off, you can easily bend it to the other direction. The feet are glued to the base with double sided adhesive tape which you may have to replace, depending on the age of the shredder.Once you peeled off the feet at the base, use a screw driver which is long enough to reach through the waste bin enclosure up to the shredder top.To finally remove the shredder top from the base, use a flat head screw driver and carefully pry away the stainless steel plated front panel which sits right above the waste bin. They are located underneath two of the shredders feet. ItвЂ™s at least better to give it a try (in my opinion) than to open up the unit every time the internal fuse trips.The shredder top sits on top of the waste bin enclosure and is held in place by two Phillips screws.The screws can only be accessed through the bottom of the waste bin enclosure.

If you forget to put the switch back in, your shredder wonвЂ™t work (the safety switch checks whether or not the waste basket is inserted in the unit to prevent you from accidentally touching the shredder blades while the unit operates).If you remove the safety switch, ensure that you check its proper function after reassembling the unit. But if you do so, remember to reassemble it properly once you put the unit back together again. Otherwise you can just turn the unit upside down so that the screws drop out of their holes.Lift the bottom part of the shredder top from the top cover and remove the strain relief of the mains cable from the housing.If you want to work more freely you can remove the safety switch in the bottom part of the housing. Before reassembling the whole unit, check any connection to ensure safety.Again, use your long Phillips screw driver to remove the 6 screws of the shredder top.Be careful not to lose the screws along the way as they tend to remain in the deep holes of the housing.If you use a magnetized screw driver you'll probably get lucky and can fully remove the screws with the screw driver. They could come lose from connection points (on cable lugs or solder joints) later, causing a potential risk of electrical shock.

Remember which cable is running to this connection. The original fuse was way bigger, similar in size to whatвЂ™s printed on the circuit board.Desolder the fuse using the soldering iron and the desoldering pump.Prepare the cable for the circuit breaker by stripping the cables and pre-tinning its ends.Stick each of the cables through one of the drill-holes of the PCB where the fuse was soldered in and solder the ends to the PCB.Cut off any excess cable to keep the soldering joints as low as possible.The upper left cable is the one directly connected to the mains supply (if looked at the PCB from the back / right beside the blue mains cable when watched from the front of the PCB). In this case, the unit would operate without the waste bin which can be potentially dangerous to you, little kids or pets playing with the unit.Remove the two screws which fasten the PCB to the housing cover.The fuse in the picture already was a replacement in my unit.

This only leaves some space for the circuit breaker right beside the screw dome facing the motor.To ensure I can actually reassemble my unit, I eyeballed the distance of the circuit breakerвЂ™s center to the rim of the bottom part of the housing and the distance to the screw dome.Mark this position and drill a hole with the appropriate size for the circuit breakers thread.Pre-assemble the circuit breaker and lightly fasten it with the nut that came with it.You cannot fully install the circuit breaker just yet because the shredder unit slides into the waste bin housing. It cannot be mounted too far to the top as it could possibly collide with the housing cover later.ThereвЂ™s also a lot of space already taken by the motor and shredder assembly. First install the circuit breaker in the bottom part of the housing so you can better estimate the needed length of the cable.Within the shredder top thereвЂ™s only little space for positioning the circuit breaker. So you want to ensure to connect the cable coming directly from the mains supply with the вЂњLineвЂќ connector.Replace the PCB to the housing cover and attach it with its two screws.DonвЂ™t attach the cable lugs for the circuit breaker to the other end of the cable just yet.

The space is very tight.Replace the mains cable strain relief into its recess. Like described previously, be careful not to cut yourself and remember that the grease is very nasty.Put the bottom part of the housing on the top cover.Ensure that the circuit breaker and the cable running to it from the circuit board donвЂ™t get damaged. To ensure that no metallic part of the connections can touch any other live or housing part within the unit, attach heat shrink tubing to the cable lugs to prevent the risk of electrical shock.Connect the cables to the circuit breaker ensuring a tight fit.Replace the motor and shredder assembly into its recess within the housing cover. The cable lugs must be the proper size for the circuit breakerвЂ™s connectors on one side and the wire cross section on the other side.Check that the lugs are attached to the cable properly by lightly pulling on them.