Ativa DX180D 18 sheet shredder ready light on shredder doesn't accept paper?

Could be that the fuse has blown out. This happened to the one that my wifes office had. They had bought an extended warranty, and only had it about a week when it stopped working. They called Office Depot and they replaced the shredder and left them the old one. My wife brought it home and thats when I found the blown fuse. Since then it has started making noise and shredding in consistently. I again pulled it apart and have since found that the gears seem to be wearing out. From the reviews that I have read the shredded is nothing more than an expensive paper weight.

Richard
January 2009