Paper slot to sense when paper is being fed in. A pair of infrared LEDs are used in this shredder by the Using a phillips screwdriver the fasteners were removedĪnd the case opened up. Since it wasn't overheated, the next step was to look for a paper jam inside the Omnitech OT-EMC7A shredder. The most common issues were overheating motors and paper jams in the shred feed sensor. was there a visible paper jam? With no issues on all these counts I turned to Google and researched common shredder problems. was the safety interlock switch triggered by the waste paper basket. Being out of warranty, I took a stab at fixing the wee beastie.įirst I checked the simple things was it plugged in. If the warranty is expired and the only alternative is the garbage bin, why not try to fix it yourself?Ĭase in point - The Broken Staples ShredderĪ few weeks ago our inexpensive $50-dollar Omnitech OT-EMC7A micro cut paper shredder from Staples.ca gave up the ghost and stopped working. My point is, even if you only have two of the three fundamental aspects of this problem covered - say fresh AA batteries and hands to open up the remote control - you can usually solve the third (knowing the batteries need to be changed). In this scenario your hands are the tools, the local drug store is your resource for batteries and your knowledge base tells you that once the remote control's power supply runs down, it's time to change it.
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I think it fundamentally comes down to having the right knowledge, proper tools and resources (in this case, parts).Īs an over-simplified example if your TV remote control stopped working you would remove the batteries, get new ones and make it work again. In answering that question, go beyond the superficial stuff and distill the problem down to it's elemental aspects. Stop, really think about that question for a moment. If your consumer electronics break, what's stopping you from trying to fix it yourself? so PCSTATS is going side-step that quagmire and simply pose a question to you. PCSTATS is going to divert from our usual crop of fantastically in-depth motherboard reviews and discuss for a moment, the topic of busted consumer electronics.Ĭhina is without a doubt the punching bag of the world when it comes to complaining about electronics that prematurely break, but isn't this because the overwhelming majority of consumer electronics are manufactured in this country? Now a debate on nationalist manufacturing pride is beyond my pay grade and inevitably everyone walks away angry.
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