Member's Mark 12-sheet Micro-Cut Shredder problem SOLVE

[@summersdream425]

My Insignia just started the vrt vrt vrt paper feed so I took to google and found you! Once I got past the aggravation of getting the screws out, it was a breeze following your instructions. Putting the screws back was even more fun but to my amazement she's purring like a kitty now. Thank you for this most helpful instructional video!!!

[@RJTahhan]

I have the EXACT same unit. I Did as he instructed in the video and it NOW WORKS PERFECTLY !!! THANK YOU THANK YOU. I did have to buy a longer screw driver. I bought a 12 inch screw driver.

[@redts12]

Thank you I followed your directions and it works perfectly now. Not sure I will try using all the buttons on and off. I tried all that it didn’t work until I tried your solution. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@dontpanic4295]

Was getting ready to throw it in trash. Saw this video and yes, it fixed it 100%.

[@WorldPowerLabs]

I fixed mine by disassembling the little squirrel cage blower and oiling the bushings at either end of the blower motor. I theorize that these get gummed up with paper dust over time, increasing the current drawn by that little motor, until it trips some sort of self-resetting polyfuse on the control board (thus the cycling on and off, as the control board drops out and restarts).

[@erichcampbell1406]

I was getting ready to throw it out and decided to give this a try. IT WORKS!!!. Thanks for the video.

[@crystallove23]

You just saved me $40+ dollars. THANK YOU!!! What an easy fox. Thanks so much!

[@OldManJimmy1]

Thank you Jorge for posting this sir!!! I have the same issue with my shredder and this fixed it too. You the MAN sir!!! 👍

[@B4UWUR]

Same problem with mine, It worked. Thank You for posting this.

[@phillipssp]

Worked perfectly, pull one small plug disconnecting the fan and no more stuttering when shredding!

[@southeastoriginal5668]

Thumbs up!! Resolved after following steps thanks I thought I was going to have to purchase a new one. Google/KZbin is awesome and works thanks for uploading for free 😊

[@billiejones9448]

Thank you so much. I have same model and have been trying to figure it out even took it all apart and cleaned blades, that’s before I knew about lubricating them. Anyway did as you showed it works great. 😊

[@ghostofmanitou6864]

Thank you! I have this same shredder with the same problem and this took care of it. This was a great shredder before it started doing this pulsing thing.

[@rontoomer8618]

Thank you! Prevented me from wasting money on a new shredder!

[@ThomasOstrowski-ol2cg]

Great video and fixed a problem I've been frustrated with for a long time. Thanks

[@Shepar1010]

Thank you for this video. We were ready to take a sledge hammer to this shredder. It works fine now that you showed us how to fix it. We also had two screws for the motor that were out.😊

[@jorgegarza1887]

I glad you were able to fix it!

[@ThomasOstrowski-ol2cg]

Great Video fixed an issue that has frustrated me a long time. Thanks.

[@Shey025]

Just did this and it works perfectly! Thanks for the video!

[@JohnNazimek]

It frickin worked. tHANKS jORGE

[@HoneyBee.7]

Thanks for the video! It helped fix my shredder - appreciate the step by step!

[@terrydransfield6066]

On short notice, I couldn't get a 5 inch Phillips screwdriver for the last two screws (the deepest two). I carefully pulled back the cover and just cut the red/black wires. It works. THANK YOU!

[@jorgegarza1887]

You better than me, I cut my screwdriver lol

[@leehanson6855]

Had my doubts, but SAS, it fixed it!!! Thank you.

[@CathyMurray-px1ky]

Thank you!!! Was ready to toss it!!! Worked like a charm!!!

[@RonLee-k7f]

Worked for me…thanks for the info!

[@crystalkirkman]

Worked like a charm. Thanks!

[@jorgegarza1887]

Glad it works!

[@johnwalker307]

Thank you! This worked for my grandfathers shredder!!

[@gregbaumann5913]

Sure enough this fixed it, so thanks so much for this. Of possible interest is that my shredder may be a later model and has a different configuration, including two red/black wire pairs, so I had to trace one of the pairs (unsurprisingly the pair the thinner wires) to the fan on the end of the motor to know which wires to pull. Also, I wonder how much continuous usage it takes to burn out the motor now that there's no longer a fan to cool it.

[@jorgegarza1887]

So far mine still work, but I am not a kind of person who use it every day

[@kans6]

You my friend are a genius!!!!

[@MR-ct8jl]

THANK YOU very much, I fixed my paper shredder!

[@lonnie8549]

Thanks Jorge ... you saved me a bunch of money!

[@markliguori4381]

This fix worked for me. Thanks

[@nursenely]

Thank you for your video!! It solved my isssue!!!

[@viv1960]

Oh my goodness I can't believe someone else is experiencing the same horrific issue. Called Sam's and wouldn't replace it because it was past the warranty date. I was pissed to the brim. I paid $54 for it and this crazy thing won't work. But I'm going to try what you did to see if this will work. Thank you

[@jorgegarza1887]

Right that's why I made my first video I was making a review of the shredder and I want to show people what happen after a year but sams club only allow videos from youtube, so I recored it and post it, few weeks later someone came with this idea and it worked thats why I made this video explaing it

[@DavidWygonik]

Worked great thank you !!!

[@lorsli]

My dad's paper shredder was having this issue, just tried this and worked!! Thank you!! I'm just worried that since it's for the cooling fan that it will overheat, has anyone had an issue with this after doing this?

[@jorgegarza1887]

I havent experience that yet, but i dont use it in the regular basis

[@willwilliams7499]

Thanks for your do it yourself video 👍

[@DanaStevens-x6u]

It worked. Thank you for sharing.

[@sondrettagraham560]

YES IT WORKED!!! Thanks!!!

[@bwb00u4]

That did the trick. I'm guessing it's a bad thermal fuse that's causing the intermittent operation

[@yolandayoung7506]

Took some work, lots of glue in there but definitely worked!!

[@rickwheeler7024]

Absolutely Works!! Thanks!!!

[@tkdasankuan1189]

Thannnnkkk u! Was bout to throw mine

[@AndrewCislak]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@kans6]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

[@210MichiganRails]

My grandparents have that. And I really hope it doesn’t have a problem.

[@aliciacummings948]

WORKED YESSSS

[@kayvanvega]

It works

[@courier11sec]

I was having the same issue. Thank you for posting this video. It fixed it. Any idea what that is? Maybe it's a load sensor that has failed? Seems to connect to a second small motor in the back of the big motor. 🤷

[@joser5009]

La recomiendas o no vale la pena ?

[@bertng8983]

I turned the back power switch on, off, on, off about three times while I had a sheet of paper inside and BINGO it started working again. It messed up after a power outage... I guess your method is the most extreme but if you still have warranty don't want to take the machine apart as it will void the warranty.

[@jorgegarza1887]

It's probably extreme, however if it still had warranty I wouldn't hesitate to take it to the store, this video is for people who are about to throw away their machine, who have no other choice. Now, maybe your machine doesn't do it, but I remember that mine would stay in a kind of loop if I left it on, you should check, I noticed it with the green light, it became dim and solid, you could hardly distinguish it, but also I If I was closer the machine I could hear a small motor working, I couldn't leave it on. Thanks for you comment and have a good day.

[@ki66143]

Why does disconnecting the fan make it work

[@ki66143]

Why does disconnecting the fan make it work

[@Allenwake8567]

It worked for me

[@Allenwake8567]

Thank you

[@akankshakaul87]

Getting the last screws is impossible. They are so deep. What number screwdriver did you use?

[@jorgegarza1887]

If you see in the sec 2 of the video I needed to cut The screwdriver I used, you need a least 5 inches screwdriver

[@pmizzy-k758]

How did you get all the screws out? I only got 2/5 out. Any advice

[@jorgegarza1887]

The only thing I can think of is getting a large screwdriver, mine was actually to short so I needed to cut it.

[@williammahodil7699]

I used you idea and it worked great, but that has to be a sensor that should be protecting things. What sensor is it and can it be replaced as there are no schematics and don’t know who really made this shredder.

[@jorgegarza1887]

I dont think is the sensor, I think is a little fan the one making the problem.

[@EK99_00]

I tried this method and it didn’t work. But might be because I have a different paper shredder. But do you guys know the real problem for pulse shredding?

[@noahsembly]

No fire Hazzard with that small fan disabled is there?

[@jorgegarza1887]

5 months passed and still using it

[@humbertorivera9255]

Hi mine Do not turn on no green light, nothing working, do you not what it is the problem?

[@ki66143]

Need Philips 000 which is 1.5mm

[@Leisurous]

i can't even get my dads to turn on

[@ki66143]

My shredder doesn't take the paper

[@wildchocolate125]

i found a better way to fix it.......thats simple as.... well simple.....its worked for me twice for some reason when its fixed and then get unpluged or for what ever reason lose power like from a power outage..it goes back to not working..it may also stop working again if you turn it off from the back i have not tested it..with it turn on from the back ...on the top power on button.. push and hold it and let it do that stop go stop go until it stops doing it and keeps on running....this 2nd i did it it took about 2mins of holding the button down ..good luck all

[@JK-ir2yo]

This worked for me

[@johnolaughlin5727]

I just tried holding the top power button (with Green light till it continued running, about 30 secs and it worked for me to

[@kellyorourke7530]

I didn't have a screwdriver to fit the screws. Glad I scrolled and found this in the comments. It worked !

[@kk-God_Fearing]

Just tried it and it is working for me. Thanks.

[@lesliewebb4533]

Worked like a charm. Thanks!