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Fellowes 32177 Powershred PS-77Cs Shredder | 
| Brand: Fellowes
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $94.99
You Save: $204.96 (68%)
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Rating:  281 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 19 x 16 x 12
MPN: PS-77Cs
Model: PS-77Cs
UPC: 043859505449
EAN: 0043859505449
ASIN: B000H6B4KM
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Medium-duty shredder reduces documents to 5/32 x 1-1/2 inch higher-security confetti particles | | • | 9-inch wide front feed paper entry shreds up to 12 sheets per pass | | • | Shreds credit cards, staples, small paper clips, and CDs | | • | 7-gallon pull-out wastebasket included | | • | 5-year limited manufacturer's warranty |
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Product Description
The innovative Fellowes PS-77Cs with Patent-Pending Safe Sense Technology features an active sensor that stops shredding immediately when paper entry is touched. Designed for moderate shredding in the home office, the Fellowes Powershred PS-77Cs delivers a high level of performance and features. This affordable, medium duty shredder reduces documents to higher security confetti particles and shreds up to 12 sheets per pass, 25-50 times per day, for a total daily capacity as high as 600 sheets. Equipped with a 9 inch wide front feed paper entry, the PS-77CS easily accepts standard letter or legal-size documents. The durable steel cutters accept credit cards, staples and small paper clips, also shreds CDS in a designated slot safely. Quiet operation is perfect for use in office cubicles. Electronic auto start/stop feature ensures quick & easy automatic shredder operation. Shredder automatically shuts off and alerts operator when a jam occurs, 7-gallon pullout wastebasket is ajar or shredder is overheated. Clear window allows user to see if 7-gallon wastebasket is full. Convenient sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 276 more reviews...
 Excellent shredder!!! November 10, 2006
C. A. Freeman (Montevideo, MN. United States)
150 out of 150 found this review helpful
Just received this beast from Amazon today & couldn't wait to try it as my old one (Royal Orca) finally died after several years of faithful service & credit card checks were starting to pile up. My old Shredder was a table top model that would only shred a couple of checks at a time & I wanted something more "formidable" Well this critter fits the bill. Its intake is a full 9" so I can unfold a sheet of checks & make fast work of them. Its 7 gal basket means less trips to the garbage. Plenty of indicator lights to give it that "Gee-Whiz" look, & one feature that makes this shredder a must have for families with little children.....a safety lockout that cuts power to the shredder if little fingers are touching the intake area. A size gauge on the front is small but very handy feature so you don't overload the machine. Another handy feature is the pull out basket,makes emptying this thing a breeze. Any complaints? So far just one......the basket assembly seems flimsy, especially on carpet it seems somewhat "wobbly". Take the basket out & it seems it might collapse. The pluses far outweigh the cons so I highly recommend this item.
Pluses:
1. Shredding capabilities are all any home could need
2. A great shredder for a good price
3. safety lockout
4. Shreds credit cards & Cd's
5. Looks great.
6. Indicator lights to tell whats happening
minuses
1. Flimsy basket assembly
Update 7/20/07:
auto shutoff quit working. Major hassle to turn it on & off manually. after a couple of weeks this I e-mailed customer service @ Fellowes & explained the problem. I received an e-mail from a nice CS lady the next asking for clarification of the problem(bad sensor) she e-mailed back the next day that Fellowes was sending a new unit(at their expense) & to return the bad one in the same carton with a downloadable label(also at no expense to me). When I returned home the following week there was my new shredder on the porch. Scheduled a PU for Fed-Ex the next business day. All in all a positive experience. I wish more companies were like Fellowes.
BTW the flimsy baqsket is still going strong :o)
 Look no further, this shredder ROCKS! October 6, 2006
gweempose (Chicago, IL)
84 out of 91 found this review helpful
This shredder has far exceeded my expectations. It looks great. It's the perfect size for a home office. It has a convenient pull-out wastebasket, and it quietly shreds everything you feed it into confetti sized bits. CDs? No problem. Credit cards? Piece of cake!
The best feature of all, however, has nothing to do with what this thing shreds. In fact, it's what this thing doesn't shred ... fingers. This shredder is among the first on the market to feature the new Safe Sense technolgy. Fellowes should be commended for this breakthrough. As a father of two-year-old twins, I'm obviously very concerned with safety. As soon as a hand touches the paper entry, the unit automatically shuts off. Bravo Fellowes!
Good value, good performance, it needs your attention. December 18, 2006
M. Schaberg (Providence, RI)
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
At the current price of $99, this is a very good shredder. I have owned two low end shredders, one lasted 5 years, the other I am giving away. Amazon delivered this in two days 2 weeks ago and I have been using it daily ever since to get rid of my backlog. I just ordered the lubricant which was reccommended by another reviewer.
Good features: Three power positions: auto-on based on paper feed, off and reverse; 5 indicator lites: on, too close, jammed, waste can open, and overheat; two slots: a 5 inch slot for CDS,credit cards and the like, the other 9 inches with a wider intake slot funnelled so you dont have to be precise in feeding: handles 5-6 sheets at a time of heavy weight paper (not 12 sheets as advertised unless the 12 are very lite weight); Large waste bin which slides in and out easily under the stand on which you position the rather heavy shredder (safety feature associated with this so that the shredder doesnot operate when the waste bin is out of position.
PAY ATTENTIONto it: My use of this shredder so far has been to clear a backlog of 8 bags of material in my basement. so it has gotten a lot of use in a short time. It will turn off to cool off after 20+ minutes of near continuous or heavy use (the instructions do point this out.) The waste bin fills up faster than you would think and one needs to check the level in the bin and push the material down. If the level gets high, the confetti with dam up at the level of the shredder teeth and jamming will occur.
I suggest that you shred a bunch of paper, then rock the off/on switch a couple of times to the Reverse positon for 5 seconds- this will clear the teeth and reduce the amount of jamming.
If it jams, you can usually reverse and back to on again and it will clear the jam by itself. If that doesnt work and the yellow lite comes on you may have to pull the paper out of the slot or unplug and turn over the motor part (it IS HEAVY) and pick out the jammed paper. I have a lobster pick handy for this purpose. I have gotten good at opening he bin partway (the red lite comes on), pushing down the shred and removing packed shred at the tooth area with my hand without having to remove the motor from the stand, then close the bin securely, reversing a few times and that works well to keep things clear.
If this sounds like a lot of work, it is until you get used to it, but this is a low cost shredder which is study, compact, has good safety features and a convenient feed system. Once you have your 'system' down it is a lot less work. Good luck. dont buy it if you are not willing to fiddle with it.
I have ordered the lubricant on the advice of other reviewers, but havent used it yet.
I suggest you check the level often, pack it down and empty it when close to full. I have lined my bin with a plastic bag and inside that I put a paper bag from the supermarket trimmed of the top couple of inches- the shred falls mainly into the paper bag, esily packed down and removed and then taped shut. If your recycler takes paper in plastic bags, you could just use a plastic liner alone. (You could also buy liners if you are so inclined)
I would buy this shredder again- and may get one as a backup in any case.
Runs more quiet, is slower, and makes larger pieces than my PS-80 March 29, 2007
D. Henderson (Baltimore, MD)
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
My seven year old Fellows Power Shred PS-80 cross cut shredder finally stopped working after I gave it too much paper (broke a gear). So I replaced it with this PS-77Cs. I noticed that this PS-77Cs shreds more quietly than my previous PS-80. Both will shred credit cards. But my old PS-80 won't shred CDs or DVD's: I noticed that there are two small points (like canine teeth) on each of the PS-77Cs' cutter blades that probably help grab and help pull the plastic cards and CDs in its shredding action.
What I don't like about the PS-77Cs shredder is that it shreds slower than my old PS-80 (probably because of the more powerful motor for shredding 12 sheets versus 5 sheets with my old PS-80). Usually, more torque = slower speed. So I've developed some patience as a result. What's a real disappointment is that the output cross cut pieces from the PS-77Cs are twice the length of my old PS-80 (1 "inch for the PS-77Cs versus 3/4"inch for the PS-80).
Something not mentioned in the included instructions: you can carefully flip up the SafeSense /credit card / CD slot up to more easily add the Fellows Cross Cut shredder oil. I think it gives me better control so I don't get the oil onto the safety eyes used to sense when paper is actually in the shredder slot.
 shreds well..but won't stop September 5, 2007
Ivan Dubois (NJ United States)
31 out of 34 found this review helpful
After just a few weeks of use, this unit just won't stop, I've used compressed air to clean, remove every bits of paper I can see inside, still it just won't shut down. Funny thing is that although a different model, we had the same problem at work with this brand, I wonder if they have a bad design on the sensor.
Update: I called the customer support line, and I was very impressed, I got a person on the line. They offered to replace the shredder and they offered a label for free shipping of the defective one. Once I get it I'll update. Very surprisingly, I was told that I can't leave the unit on "I" all the time (where it start if it detects paper). I was told to leave it on off at all time, and only turn it on when I was feeding it paper. The tech support even told me that they recommend leaving the unit unplugged as much as possible. I found that a bit strange, why have a sensor if you have to turn it on manually anyway.
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