On 13/04/2019 20:52, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:48:57 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

My Bosch garden shredder is 2.5 years old (6 months out of guarantee),very little use and it's packed in. It's one of the spinning, bladed wheel jobs.

The "on" switch is connected to a safety switch that allows the unit to operate only when the feed tray is fitted. The screw-in knob that holds the feed tray depresses the safety switch, but you can poke it and hold it in with a screwdriver, for testing purposes.

So, the machine starts and the cutting wheel spins when it's turned on, but only for about 2 seconds, then it shuts down. It does this with the feed tray fitted and also if I hold down the safety switch with a screwdriver. If the safety switch is not pressed (i.e. no feed tray or screwdriver), then it doesn't start at all.

Any ideas/previous encounters of the same problem, before I pull it all apart?

Thanks

Bill.

Can't help with the problem but if you get to the stage of pulling it
apart, be sure to take plenty of pictures as you go. When I took my
Bosch shredder apart several years ago now (helical cutting screw
type), the pictures were invaluable when it came to re-assembling.

Also Miles Tool & Machinery Centre are quite good for Bosch spares... I
managed to get a new helix for my AXT2000HP... (before it drove me to
distraction some years later and got lobbed in a skip!)

https://www.mtmc.co.uk/Spare-Parts/B...-12733138.aspx




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Cheers,

John.

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