PAPER SHREDDERS AND OIL:
Paper shredders need oil. Paper dust makes the cutting part sultry that creates problem in working. Oil softens the edges and makes it easy to move. The more the shredders cut the more oil it needs. Usually manufacturers recommend using Automatic Lubricant Device.
SHREDDERS vs. COPIERS AND COMPUTERS:
Shredders are very dangerous for copiers! Copiers use such copying machines and laser prints that get easily upset but power surges and the jamming of paper shredders. The commonly use such electrostatic technique as toner that tents to attract dust from air. And paper shredders create a lot of dust. When purchasing a 1.25hp or higher shredder, it is recommended that you get 20 amp service for power to shredder. This will prevent power surges from scrambling your copiers and nearby computers.
SHREDDERS, CHILDREN AND PETS:
If you have a shredder at your home, keep it unplugged and out of reach of children. Many cases are heard related to children and pets being victim to this device. Shredders should be used safely at home places.
SHREDDERS, PAPERCLIPS AND STAPLES:
This is true that many shredders gets dull when shedding paper with paperclips and staples. A single staple pin or paperclip can make perceptible damage to the device, which may not appear clearly in early stages. A single harm may damage the further cutting of the document fed. To avoid this damage one can use a shredder with larger opening if to shed document and pile with paperclips.
SHEETS PER PASS:
Shredders manufacturers provisions in numbering of the pages that can be shed at a time are taken as grain of salt. The proven method of observing this count, the number of papers shed in feet/min is divided by the horsepower. It ends up with a factor, which makes one decide which shredder to acquire. The lower the factor the more the sheets per pass. Thus lower the factor more the machine is powerful.
CLEANING:
The photo-eye usually gets unclean due to dust and oil and creates mess. To eradicate this problem unplug the shredder and use a soft rag to clean the photo-eye. If this persist a shredder than needs probably a new photo-eye assembly or circuit board. However you should take safety precautions.
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