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From: indago on 25 Jun 2007 06:01 My daughter purchased a document shredder. The name is Shredder Essentials Model SES - C810 Serial #B07130500876 After some usage, it stopped working. I opened the casing and found that there were two nylon gears that had stripped. I contacted Shredder Essentials on their WebSite and asked for their service manual, and told them what had happened. That was a couple of months ago, and I haven't heard from them at all. I would like to replace the two gears with metal ones. Failing that, I could just replace the nylon gears with new ones. I have gone through Google and have had no luck finding a repair kit for this shredder. Maybe the gear train is a common one and is used in other shredders. Does anyone here have any info on this?
From: indago on 25 Jun 2007 07:19 070625 0602 - Meat Plow posted: > On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:01:05 +0000, indago wrote: > >> My daughter purchased a document shredder. The name is Shredder Essentials >> Model SES - C810 Serial #B07130500876 >> >> After some usage, it stopped working. I opened the casing and found that >> there were two nylon gears that had stripped. I contacted Shredder >> Essentials on their WebSite and asked for their service manual, and told >> them what had happened. That was a couple of months ago, and I haven't >> heard from them at all. >> >> I would like to replace the two gears with metal ones. Failing that, I >> could just replace the nylon gears with new ones. I have gone through >> Google and have had no luck finding a repair kit for this shredder. Maybe >> the gear train is a common one and is used in other shredders. Does anyone >> here have any info on this? > > Is this an expensive shredder? > I don't know. I didn't ask her what she paid for it. I really don't like the idea of the nylon gears. They would be prone to early wear and destruction. There are only two of them in the gear train, but the two work together at the motor, then the all-metal ones go on from there. If I could find a kit to replace the two with metal ones, it would be fine with me.
From: Mike Berger on 25 Jun 2007 12:08 Hobby shops that sell radio control equipment often have boxes of miscellaneous gears in hand. You might find a good fit. An old desktop copier or laser printer might also have what you need. Don't substitute metal for plastic casually. The soft plastic gears might be a safety feature, shearing before the cutter blades damage something or the motor overloads and burns. indago wrote: > My daughter purchased a document shredder. The name is Shredder Essentials > Model SES - C810 Serial #B07130500876 > > After some usage, it stopped working. I opened the casing and found that > there were two nylon gears that had stripped. I contacted Shredder > Essentials on their WebSite and asked for their service manual, and told > them what had happened. That was a couple of months ago, and I haven't > heard from them at all. > > I would like to replace the two gears with metal ones. Failing that, I > could just replace the nylon gears with new ones. I have gone through > Google and have had no luck finding a repair kit for this shredder. Maybe > the gear train is a common one and is used in other shredders. Does anyone > here have any info on this? >
From: Charles on 25 Jun 2007 16:58 "indago" <indago(a)att.net> wrote in message news:C2A50B10.827D%indago(a)att.net... > My daughter purchased a document shredder. The name is Shredder > Essentials > Model SES - C810 Serial #B07130500876 > > After some usage, it stopped working. I opened the casing and found that > there were two nylon gears that had stripped. I contacted Shredder > Essentials on their WebSite and asked for their service manual, and told > them what had happened. That was a couple of months ago, and I haven't > heard from them at all. > > I would like to replace the two gears with metal ones. Failing that, I > could just replace the nylon gears with new ones. I have gone through > Google and have had no luck finding a repair kit for this shredder. Maybe > the gear train is a common one and is used in other shredders. Does > anyone > here have any info on this? I just went through this and learned that parts are not generally available for home grade shredders. Darn shame ... mine is now in a landfill and could easily have been repaired with two gears.
From: indago on 25 Jun 2007 19:28
070625 0701 - Meat Plow posted: > On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:19:49 +0000, indago wrote: > >> 070625 0602 - Meat Plow posted: >> >>> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:01:05 +0000, indago wrote: >>> >>>> My daughter purchased a document shredder. The name is Shredder Essentials >>>> Model SES - C810 Serial #B07130500876 >>>> >>>> After some usage, it stopped working. I opened the casing and found that >>>> there were two nylon gears that had stripped. I contacted Shredder >>>> Essentials on their WebSite and asked for their service manual, and told >>>> them what had happened. That was a couple of months ago, and I haven't >>>> heard from them at all. >>>> >>>> I would like to replace the two gears with metal ones. Failing that, I >>>> could just replace the nylon gears with new ones. I have gone through >>>> Google and have had no luck finding a repair kit for this shredder. Maybe >>>> the gear train is a common one and is used in other shredders. Does anyone >>>> here have any info on this? >>> >>> Is this an expensive shredder? >>> >> >> I don't know. I didn't ask her what she paid for it. I really don't like >> the idea of the nylon gears. They would be prone to early wear and >> destruction. There are only two of them in the gear train, but the two work >> together at the motor, then the all-metal ones go on from there. If I could >> find a kit to replace the two with metal ones, it would be fine with me. > > I looked it up, it's a cross cut shredder, medium duty, separate slot for > credit cards. You've already been unsuccessful getting the exact plastic > replacement gears. Finding metal gears would be in my experience a stroke > of luck. I think at this point replacing the entire shredder is a better > option. That model can't cost over $50.00. Also a talk to your daughter on > how to avoid future gear stripping. Usually caused by trying to shred too > many sheets at once and getting them stuck then trying to rock them back > and forth to get them unstuck. > > Good luck. > > What happened was she put a credit card in the slot that had a metal strip on it. A plain plastic card would have gone through OK, but the metal strip put a stop to any more shredding. |